title: Pigmented vulvar lesions--a pathology review of lesions that are not melanoma.
abstract: Clinicians caring for women are encouraged to be liberal in biopsying pigmented lesions of the vulva because of the importance of early detection of melanoma for better prognosis. This article reviews the histological diagnosis of nonmelanoma pigmented lesions.
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
authors: Debra S
authors: DS
authors: Heller
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000378:metabolism*; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D010860:Pigments, Biological