title: The pigmented spindle cell tumor of Reed: an underdiagnosed lesion.
abstract: The pigmented spindle cell tumor is a distinct benign melanocytic lesion with characteristic clinical and histopathologic features. Until recently, it has been poorly documented in the literature and is frequently misdiagnosed as malignant melanoma. On the basis of 40 personal cases of pigmented spindle cell tumor, the clinical and pathologic features of the lesion and its differential diagnosis will be discussed.
authors: Institute of Dermatology, St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London, England.
authors: N P
authors: NP
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*