Nevus cells observed in the sebaceous glands.
Of sebaceous gland-containing specimens of melanocytic nevi, a total of 79 specimens from 70 cases of nevocellular nevus (consisting of 10 cases of compound nevus and 60 of intradermal nevus), four cases of juvenile melanoma and three of blue nevus were examined light-microscopically in detail for the presence or absence of nevus cells or dermal melanocytes in the sebaceous glands. As a result, clusters of cells that appeared to be nevus cells were found in the sebaceous glands of specimens from a total of three cases, that is, two cases of nevocellular nevus i.e. compound nevus, and one of the cases of juvenile melanoma. Two cases were infantile and one case was the age of puberty. The origin of the nevus cells found in the sebaceous glands is discussed.
Department of Dermatology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D046508:Culture Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D008853:Microscopy; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*