title: Childhood malignant blue nevus of the ear associated with two intracranial melanocytic tumors-metastases or neurocutaneous melanosis?
abstract: Blue nevus is an uncommon pigmented tumor of dermal melanocytes that has traditionally been classified into common and cellular variant. It is usually a skin tumor in adults but can become apparent in early childhood or even be present at birth. Malignant blue nevus is a rare melanocytic tumor of the skin arising from a preexisting cellular blue nevus. We report a multinodular blue nevus of the left ear in an 11-year-old girl who also had 2 intracranial melanocytic lesions. Differential diagnosis between metastases from malignant blue nevus and neurocutaneous melanosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana and Clinical Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Popović
authors.forename: Zvezdana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dolenc-Strazar
authors.forename: Jozica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anzic
authors.forename: Bostjan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Luzar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004388:Dura Mater; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*