Malignant blue nevus
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A malignant blue nevus is a cutaneous condition characterized by a sheet-like growth pattern, mitoses, necrosis
, and cellular atypia
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Necrosis
Necrosis is the premature death of cells in living tissue. Necrosis is caused by factors external to the cell or tissue, such as infection, toxins, or trauma. This is in contrast to apoptosis, which is a naturally occurring cause of cellular death...
, and cellular atypia
Atypia
Atypia is a clinical term for abnormality in a cell. The term is medical jargon for an atypical cell. Atypia: Etymology: Gk, a + typos, without type; a condition of being irregular or nonstandard....
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