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CURRENT CONCEPT OF NEURAL CREST CELL MIGRATION Figure 1-8 CURRENT CONCEPT OF NEURAL CREST CELL MIGRATION A: Neural crest cells directly migrate laterally and ventrally to give rise to cutaneous melanocytes and sympathetic ganglia (SG). B: Slightly later in embryogenesis a different group More about this image found in CURRENT CONCEPT OF NEURAL CREST CELL MIGRATION A: Neural crest cells direc...

COMPOUND DYSPLASTIC NEVUS Figure 4-8 COMPOUND DYSPLASTIC NEVUS Melanocyte nests vary in size and shape, and there is a lentiginous proliferation of solitary units of melanocytes. Some junctional melanocytes show slight nuclear enlargement and hyperchromatism. Mild lamellar fibrosis is present More about this image found in COMPOUND DYSPLASTIC NEVUS Melanocyte nests vary in size and shape, and the...

INFLAMED COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS Figure 12-18 INFLAMED COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS A rare solitary melanocyte is seen in the spinous cell layer (arrow) underneath a mound of parakeratosis. The melanocyte shows bland cytologic features. More about this image found in INFLAMED COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS A rare solitary melanocyte is seen in ...

BALLOON CELL COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS Figure 2-10 BALLOON CELL COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS A dominant population of melanocytes displays abundant cytoplasm with clear cell (balloon cell) features. More about this image found in BALLOON CELL COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS A dominant population of melanocyt...

COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS Figure 3-5 COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS Melanocytes are present both at the dermoepidermal junction as well as in the superficial dermis. More about this image found in COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS Melanocytes are present both at the dermoepider...

MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH PSEUDOVASCULAR CHANGES Figure 3-12 MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH PSEUDOVASCULAR CHANGES Some of the melanocytes are discohesive and create spaces (*) resembling vascular lumens lined by endothelial cells. More about this image found in MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH PSEUDOVASCULAR CHANGES Some of the melanocytes are ...

MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH EDEMA Figure 3-13 MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH EDEMA A: Compound melanocytic nevus with prominent edema of its dermal stroma. B: Cytologically bland dermal melanocytes are separated by an edematous stroma. More about this image found in MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH EDEMA A: Compound melanocytic nevus with prominent ...

MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH LIPIDIZATION Figure 3-14 MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH LIPIDIZATION Some of the melanocytes show microvesicular lipidized cytoplasm similar to sebocytes (arrows). More about this image found in MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH LIPIDIZATION Some of the melanocytes show microvesi...

MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH CLEAR BALLOON CELL CHANGES Figure 3-16 MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH CLEAR BALLOON CELL CHANGES The melanocytes display large epithelioid cell features with abundant clear cytoplasm (arrows). More about this image found in MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH CLEAR BALLOON CELL CHANGES The melanocytes display ...

MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH MITOSES Figure 3-17 MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH MITOSES A: Silhouette of a melanocytic nevus that had grown during pregnancy. B: Most of the melanocytes are seen in the dermis, but there is also a junctional proliferation of melanocytes. C: A few mitotic figures are seen More about this image found in MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH MITOSES A: Silhouette of a melanocytic nevus that h...

MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH MULTINUCLEATED MELANOCYTES Figure 3-19 MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH MULTINUCLEATED MELANOCYTES Arrows indicate the multinucleated melanocytes. More about this image found in MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH MULTINUCLEATED MELANOCYTES Arrows indicate the mult...

MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH INTRALYMPHATIC NEST Figure 3-22 MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH INTRALYMPHATIC NEST A nest of melanocytes is seen in the lumen of a lymphatic vessel (arrow). More about this image found in MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH INTRALYMPHATIC NEST A nest of melanocytes is seen i...