Spitz nevus, light micrograph section of affected skin from a four year old. The Spitz nevus (epithelioid and spindle-cell nevus) is a benign acquired

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Spitz nevus, light micrograph section of affected skin from a four year old. The Spitz nevus (epithelioid and spindle-cell nevus) is a benign acquired melanocytic tumour found predominantly in children and adolescents. Spitz nevi characteristically have vertically arranged nests of nevus cells (pink) that have both a spindled and an epithelioid morphology. Magnification: x 100 when printed at 10 centimetres wide. Human tissue.

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Keywords: benign, body, cell, epithelioid, healthcare, histopathology, human, light, lm, medical, medicine, micrograph, microscope, morphology., nevus, section, skin, spindle, spitz, tissue, tumour