PMID: 15249862Jul 14, 2004Paper

"Atypical" Spitz's nevus, "malignant" Spitz's nevus, and "metastasizing" Spitz's nevus: a critique in historical perspective of three concepts flawed fatally

The American Journal of Dermatopathology
Joan M Mones, A Bernard Ackerman

Abstract

Our purpose in undertaking this Arbeit was to review all articles published about "atypical" Spitz's nevus, "malignant" Spitz's nevus, and "metastasizing" Spitz's nevus, to criticize them in a fashion that illuminates, and to come to conclusions compellingly about those subjects. We found that an overwhelming majority of neoplasms that claimed to be "atypical Spitz's nevus," "metastasizing Spitz's nevus," and "malignant Spitz's nevus" were, in fact, melanomas ( Table 1). Moreover, in our estimation, those designations, and variants of them, like "atypical Spitz's lesion," "atypical dermal melanocytic lesion with features of Spitz's nevus," "atypical Spitzoid melanocytic neoplasm," and "problematic Spitzoid melanocytic lesion," are mere evasions from a diagnosis, straightforwardly, of either Spitz's nevus or melanoma. Diagnoses in pathology equally bogus are "minimal deviation melanoma," "borderline melanoma," "nevoid melanoma," "potentially low-grade melanocytic neoplasm," and "melanocytic lesion of uncertain biologic potential." Rather than admit uncertainty forthrightly, those who employ circumlocutions like those just mentioned resort to linguistic maneuvers that, at first blush, seem to be "academic" and constructed in such...Continue Reading

References

Dec 1, 1992·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·E M CassoJ M Grant-Kels
Jan 1, 1991·CA: a Cancer Journal for Clinicians·A C Allen
Nov 1, 1989·The American Journal of Surgical Pathology·K J SmithJ H Graham
Jul 1, 1995·The Journal of Dermatology·Y NittaK Hara
Sep 1, 1995·The American Journal of Surgical Pathology·K J Busam, R L Barnhill
Jan 1, 1993·Dermatology : International Journal for Clinical and Investigative Dermatology·R L Barnhill
Nov 15, 1995·Cancer·R L BarnhillA Perez-Atayde
Oct 21, 1998·Seminars in Surgical Oncology·R S Savalgi
Feb 20, 1999·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·A Spatz, R L Barnhill
Mar 19, 1999·Journal of Cutaneous Pathology·S Toussaint, H Kamino
Mar 23, 1999·Archives of Dermatology·A SpatzR L Barnhill
Mar 23, 1999·Archives of Dermatology·C M Shimek, L E Golitz
Feb 10, 2000·Human Pathology·R J Reed
Jul 27, 2000·Journal of Clinical Pathology·S L Edwards, K Blessing
Jun 1, 1997·The Australasian Journal of Dermatology·K A Crotty
Feb 24, 2001·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·P A GrobenW L White
Apr 28, 2001·Annals of Plastic Surgery·R ZuckermanE K Mooney
Jun 8, 2001·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·P J Heenan
Jun 8, 2001·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·A B Ackerman
Jan 5, 2002·The American Journal of Surgical Pathology·Christina M LohmannKlaus J Busam
Apr 30, 2002·The American Journal of Surgical Pathology·Jeff D HarvellPhilip E LeBoit
May 7, 2002·Dermatologic Surgery : Official Publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et Al.]·John J Bergan
May 8, 2002·Pediatric Dermatology·Yesim GurbuzNesimi Buyukbabani
May 8, 2002·Pediatric Dermatology·Philip E LeBoit
May 17, 2002·The Journal of Pathology·Marcory C R F van DijkMarjolijn J L Ligtenberg
Aug 28, 2002·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·Andrea L ZaengleinSeth J Orlow
Dec 4, 2002·Dermatologic Surgery : Official Publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et Al.]·Michael E MurphyJohn A Zitelli
Jan 25, 2003·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Philip E LeBoit
Jul 24, 2003·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Philip E LeBoit

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Mar 12, 2013·The Surgeon : Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland·D P JoyceA D K Hill
Aug 27, 2005·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Carmelo Urso
Aug 27, 2005·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Michael Piepkorn
Feb 4, 2006·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Raymond L Barnhill
Aug 13, 2005·The American Journal of Surgical Pathology·Marcory C R F van DijkDirk J Ruiter
Sep 25, 2007·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Carmelo Urso
Mar 11, 2011·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Raymond L BarnhillClaire Lugassy
Jan 20, 2012·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Celia RequenaVictor Traves
Sep 15, 2004·World Journal of Surgical Oncology·Oluwole Fadare, Denise Hileeto
Mar 23, 2010·Journal of Translational Medicine·Drazen M JukicMonica C Panelli
Aug 13, 2009·Annals of Surgical Oncology·Robert Howman-GilesJohn F Thompson
Mar 13, 2010·Annals of Surgical Oncology·Bahair GhaziKeith A Delman
Oct 2, 2012·Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine·Carmelo Urso
Oct 1, 2013·Dermatologic Clinics·Gerardo FerraraGiuseppe Argenziano
Jun 19, 2012·European Journal of Surgical Oncology : the Journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology·C CaracòG De Rosa
Nov 16, 2011·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·Su LuoHensin Tsao
Jun 13, 2009·Journal of Cutaneous Pathology·Nicholaus J HilliardKlaus Sellheyer
May 15, 2009·The British Journal of Dermatology·P D Da FornoG Saldanha
Oct 6, 2007·The British Journal of Dermatology·P D Da FornoG S Saldanha
Dec 20, 2014·Current Problems in Surgery·Alpin D Malkan, John A Sandoval
Feb 1, 2017·Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG·Emi DikaAnnalisa Patrizi
Oct 26, 2016·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Carmelo Urso
Feb 1, 2006·Modern Pathology : an Official Journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc·Raymond L Barnhill
Jul 22, 2006·Advances in Anatomic Pathology·Wolter J Mooi, T Krausz
Jul 27, 2007·Virchows Archiv : an International Journal of Pathology·Guido Massi
Nov 6, 2010·Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery·Maria Miteva, Rossitza Lazova
Jul 31, 2018·Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine·Nathan T Harvey, Benjamin A Wood
Feb 15, 2019·Giornale Italiano Di Dermatologia E Venereologia : Organo Ufficiale, Società Italiana Di Dermatologia E Sifilografia·Chryssoula PapageorgiouAimilios Lallas
May 27, 2014·American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book·Alberto S Pappo
Aug 30, 2008·Advances in Anatomic Pathology·Klaus J Busam, Melissa Pulitzer
May 2, 2007·Advances in Anatomic Pathology·A Bernard Ackerman, Joan M Mones
May 21, 2020·FEBS Open Bio·Lisa M HillenVéronique Winnepenninckx
Feb 11, 2010·The American Journal of Dermatopathology·Gerardo FerraraGiuseppe Argenziano
Apr 5, 2013·The American Journal of Surgical Pathology·Ronnie M AbrahamXiaowei Xu
Apr 10, 2014·Advances in Anatomic Pathology·Wolter J Mooi
Apr 10, 2014·Advances in Anatomic Pathology·Yuna GongZhong Jiang

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Modern Pathology : an Official Journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc
R L Barnhill
Modern Pathology : an Official Journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc
Douglas R FullenStephen B Gruber
Advances in Anatomic Pathology
Wolter J Mooi
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved