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Intradermal nevus

MedGen UID:
61670
•Concept ID:
C0206737
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Intradermal Nevi; Intradermal Nevus; Nevi, Intradermal; Nevus, Intradermal
SNOMED CT: Intradermal nevus (112681002); Dermal nevus (112681002); Dermal cellular nevus (302838006); Cellular nevus (302838006); Dermal nevus (302838006); Intradermal melanocytic nevus (302838006); IDN - Intradermal nevus (302838006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006813

Definition

A nevus characterized by the proliferation of nevus cells in the dermis without involvement of the dermal-epidermal junction. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIntradermal nevus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

1064 nm Nd:YAG laser treatment of melanocytic nevi of the external auditory canal: a retrospective study of 15 cases.
Tong H, Zhang J, Li C, Fu Y, Zhang T
Lasers Med Sci 2020 Dec;35(9):2009-2014. Epub 2020 Jun 13 doi: 10.1007/s10103-020-03034-x. PMID: 32533471

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Dermoscopic patterns of intradermal naevi.
Greco V, Cappello M, Megna M, Costa C, Villani A, Fabbrocini G, Marino V, Scalvenzi M
Australas J Dermatol 2020 Nov;61(4):337-341. Epub 2020 Jul 27 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13366. PMID: 32715462
Nevus comedonicus: a case series.
Ferrari B, Taliercio V, Restrepo P, Luna P, Abad ME, Larralde M
Pediatr Dermatol 2015 Mar-Apr;32(2):216-9. Epub 2014 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/pde.12466. PMID: 25557057
Desmoplastic nevus: An entity distinct from spitz nevus and blue nevus.
Sherrill AM, Crespo G, Prakash AV, Messina JL
Am J Dermatopathol 2011 Feb;33(1):35-9. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181e5dfa0. PMID: 21124206
Linear congenital Becker nevus.
Ro YS, Ko JY
Cutis 2005 Feb;75(2):122-4. PMID: 15773534
Ancient melanocytic nevus.
Kerl H, Soyer HP, Cerroni L, Wolf IH, Ackerman AB
Semin Diagn Pathol 1998 Aug;15(3):210-5. PMID: 9711671

Diagnosis

Pitfalls in the diagnosis of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma, facts and an opinion.
Sina N, Saeed-Kamil Z, Ghazarian D
J Clin Pathol 2021 Jan;74(1):7-9. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207051. PMID: 33051287
Dermoscopic patterns of intradermal naevi.
Greco V, Cappello M, Megna M, Costa C, Villani A, Fabbrocini G, Marino V, Scalvenzi M
Australas J Dermatol 2020 Nov;61(4):337-341. Epub 2020 Jul 27 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13366. PMID: 32715462
When to suspect a non-melanoma skin cancer.
Smith H, Wernham A, Patel A
BMJ 2020 Mar 11;368:m692. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m692. PMID: 32161002
Deep penetrating nevus: a review.
Luzar B, Calonje E
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2011 Mar;135(3):321-6. doi: 10.5858/2009-0493-RA.1. PMID: 21366455
Ancient melanocytic nevus.
Kerl H, Soyer HP, Cerroni L, Wolf IH, Ackerman AB
Semin Diagn Pathol 1998 Aug;15(3):210-5. PMID: 9711671

Therapy

Dermoscopic Image Classification of Pigmented Nevus under Deep Learning and the Correlation with Pathological Features.
Yang S, Shu C, Hu H, Ma G, Yang M
Comput Math Methods Med 2022;2022:9726181. Epub 2022 May 28 doi: 10.1155/2022/9726181. PMID: 35669372Free PMC Article
Adult-onset porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus:dermatoscopic findings and treatment with tazarotene.
Alomran H, Kanitakis J
Dermatol Online J 2020 Feb 15;26(2) PMID: 32239895
When to suspect a non-melanoma skin cancer.
Smith H, Wernham A, Patel A
BMJ 2020 Mar 11;368:m692. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m692. PMID: 32161002
Predictors of BRAF mutation in melanocytic nevi: analysis across regions with different UV radiation exposure.
Karram S, Novy M, Saroufim M, Loya A, Taraif S, Houreih MA, Rauscher B, Habib RH, Oberkanins C, Khalifeh I
Am J Dermatopathol 2013 Jun;35(4):412-8. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31826db181. PMID: 23051629
Angioadnexocentric nevus.
Hashimoto K, Amano M, Setoyama M
J Dermatol 2012 Nov;39(11):909-15. Epub 2012 Jul 4 doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2012.01599.x. PMID: 22762690

Prognosis

Pitfalls in the diagnosis of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma, facts and an opinion.
Sina N, Saeed-Kamil Z, Ghazarian D
J Clin Pathol 2021 Jan;74(1):7-9. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207051. PMID: 33051287
An Atypical Fibroxanthoma and Intradermal Nevus Collision Tumor-Potential for Misdiagnosis.
Steel A, Debbaneh M, Cassarino D
Am J Dermatopathol 2019 Aug;41(8):e87-e89. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001392. PMID: 31335430
Nevus comedonicus: a case series.
Ferrari B, Taliercio V, Restrepo P, Luna P, Abad ME, Larralde M
Pediatr Dermatol 2015 Mar-Apr;32(2):216-9. Epub 2014 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/pde.12466. PMID: 25557057
Linear congenital Becker nevus.
Ro YS, Ko JY
Cutis 2005 Feb;75(2):122-4. PMID: 15773534
Ancient melanocytic nevus.
Kerl H, Soyer HP, Cerroni L, Wolf IH, Ackerman AB
Semin Diagn Pathol 1998 Aug;15(3):210-5. PMID: 9711671

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical characteristics of intradermal nevus in the external auditory canal.
Kim YH
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Jan 19;103(3):e36765. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036765. PMID: 38241581Free PMC Article
A rare cutis verticis gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal nevus: case report and literature review.
Zeng W, Guo L
BMC Surg 2021 May 4;21(1):234. doi: 10.1186/s12893-021-01229-9. PMID: 33947392Free PMC Article
Dermatoscopy and Reflective Confocal Microscopy for Facial Seborrheic Keratosis, Verruca Plana, and Nevus Pigmentosus.
Lu Q, Wang S, Wu T, Jiang G
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2021 Apr;31(4):450-454. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.04.450. PMID: 33866733
Dermoscopic patterns of intradermal naevi.
Greco V, Cappello M, Megna M, Costa C, Villani A, Fabbrocini G, Marino V, Scalvenzi M
Australas J Dermatol 2020 Nov;61(4):337-341. Epub 2020 Jul 27 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13366. PMID: 32715462
An Atypical Fibroxanthoma and Intradermal Nevus Collision Tumor-Potential for Misdiagnosis.
Steel A, Debbaneh M, Cassarino D
Am J Dermatopathol 2019 Aug;41(8):e87-e89. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001392. PMID: 31335430

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