title: Oral atypical cellular blue nevus: an infiltrative melanocytic proliferation.
abstract: The atypical cellular blue nevus is an extremely rare nevomelanocytic lesion which lacks precise histologic characterization in the current literature. Given the potential for significant architectural and cytologic overlap with melanoma, further study, including molecular analysis, is needed. This is the first description of an atypical cellular blue nevus of the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Hospital Dentistry, University of Louisville, 501 South Preston St. Rm 313, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. brian.shumway@louisville.edu
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Shumway
authors.forename: Yeshwant B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Rawal
authors.forename: Carl M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kalmar
authors.forename: Cynthia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Magro
mesh_terms: D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006801:Humans; D059012:Lost to Follow-Up; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery