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Title: Desmoplastic Melanocytic Nevus of Oral Mucosa. Author: Damm DD, Fowler CB, Schmidt DP. Journal: Head Neck Pathol; 2016 Sep; 10(3):384-8. PubMed ID: 26747459. Abstract: The desmoplastic melanocytic nevus is an uncommon variant that easily may be confused with a fibrohistiocytic neoplasm or a desmoplastic melanoma. It is believed that the following report describes the first known example of a desmoplastic melanocytic nevus arising in the oral mucosa. The histopathologic and immunohistochemical features that allow separation from other microscopically similar pathoses are stressed.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]