Rapid dermoscopic evolution of a Spitz nevus in an adult masquerading as melanoma

Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat. 2021 Sep;30(3):123-125.

Abstract

Spitz nevi in adults should be closely monitored. Dermoscopy is the preferred method of in vivo imaging of melanocytic nevi and may provide clues for high-risk lesions. However, there is not a perfect match between the dermoscopic image of an individual nevus, the evolution of its change, and its histopathology. We present a case of a rapidly (over months) changing and growing nevus in an adult patient with dermoscopy suggesting a melanoma but eventually with a histology of a Spitz nevus with an accompanying immune reaction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dermoscopy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Melanoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell* / diagnostic imaging
  • Nevus, Pigmented* / diagnostic imaging
  • Skin Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging