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A case of Spitz nevus with multiple satellite lesions.

Song JY, Kwon JA, Park CJ

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Spitz nevus is a benign melnocytic lesion with many histologic similarities to malignant melanoma. To our knowledge, a Spitz nevus with multiple satellite lesions has not been reported. This paper reports a case of Spitz nevus with multiple satellite lesions on the abdomen of a 19-year-old Korean woman.

Published 4 February 2005 in J Am Acad Dermatol, 52(2): 48-50.
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