Diagnosis: Desmoplastic nevus
Description: Desmoplasia and spindled cells in the dermis
Clinical Features: Papules,black
Pathology/Site Features: Desmoplasia
Sex: M
Age: 24
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory:
Desmoplastic nevus Usually head and neck and small dark lesions less than 5 mm diameter View Virtual Slide Desmoplastic nevus
Histological features
Spindled nevus cells in the dermis
Surrounded by thick collagen in the dermis
No mitoses or pleomorphism
See this reference for other special stains and differentiation from Dermatofibroma and Desmoplastic melanoma