Although the term ldquo;nevus cellrdquo; was introduced nearly a century ago and is used daily in the parlance of general pathology and dermatopathology, writings about the subject indicate that agreement has yet to be reached about the nature of these cells. On the basis of all of the evidence about ldquo;nevus cells,rdquo; morphological and biochemical, that has been accumulated to date, we conclude that they are simply melanocytes.
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