title: Malignant blue nevus with metastases to the lung.
abstract: A malignant blue nevus of the right upper arm with hematogeneous lung metastases is presented. Histological examination showed that the tumor was composed of spindle, dendritic, and globular cells with hyperchromatic and polymorphic nuclei, atypical mitoses, and tumor cell necrosis. There was no proliferation of atypical melanocytes at the dermoepidermal junction. Histologically, malignant blue nevus should be distinguished from benign cellular blue nevus, primary cutaneous malignant melanoma, cutaneous metastases of malignant melanoma, and clear cell sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Cologne, Köln, F.R.G.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Groth
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gartmann
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Steigleder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery