Blue naevus of the cervix: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Two cases are described of blue naevi occurring in the uterine cervix. These showed a histological appearance identical to that seen in the commoner cutaneous examples. Electron microscopy of both lesions showed the presence of melanosomes in the dendritic cells. No Schwann cell elements were identified. Previous reports of cases are reviewed and discussed.
D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003712:Dendrites / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008543:Melanins; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D008543:Melanins