Blue nevus of the lymph node capsule. Report of a new case with review of the literature.
This article describes the seventh known case of blue nevus of the lymph node capsule and reviews the previously reported cases. The migration arrest hypothesis as an explanation for the occurrence of this lesion is favored rather than the "benign metastasis" hypothesis. The importance of the recognition of this phenomenon is stressed.
D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008408:Mastectomy; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000209:etiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*