title: Blue nevus with an unusual presentation: two patients with endocervical location.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report two cases of endocervically located blue nevus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  University of Abant Izzet Baysal, Duzce, Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Blue nevus is a benign lesion, which is usually found on the skin, rarely on mucous membranes. In two patients the endocervical location of blue nevus was described.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Blue nevus when located on the cervix may be confused with other benign or malignant lesions.
authors.affiliation: Abant Izzet Baysal University, Medical School of Düzce, Department of Pathology, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alper
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suna
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ciralik
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Aksoy
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery