title: Blue nevus of the uterine cervix.
abstract: A case of an incidentally detected blue nevus of endocervix is presented. The nevus cells contained premelanosome and melanosomes. Pinocytotic activity, and interrupted basal lamina were disclosed by electron microscopic study. The histogenesis of these nevus cells from perineurial cells is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rochanawutanon
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*