Dermal dendritic melanocytic proliferations are a broad group of congenital and acquired melanocytic lesions characterized by the presence of dermal spindled and dendritic cells resembling melanocytes migrating from the neural crest to the epidermis.
Types
dermal melanocytoses
- naevus of Ota
- naevus of Ito
- Mongolian spot
blue naevi
- malignant blue naevi
References
Zembowicz A, Mihm MC. Dermal dendritic melanocytic proliferations: an update. Histopathology. 2004 Nov;45(5):433-51. PMID: 15500647