Blue Nevus of the Cervix, an Unusual Lesion – A Case Report
Keywords:
Blue nevus, cervical blue nevus, cervical polyp, melanocytes, Schwann cells.Abstract
Blue nevus is a cutaneous melanocytic lesion characterized by the proliferation of dermal dendritic
melanocytes. In addition, blue nevus also has been rarely reported in various extracutaneous sites
which are usually devoid of melanocytes such as oral mucosa, lymph nodes, maxillary sinus, pulmonary
hilus, orbit, conjunctiva, meninges, vagina, prostate, spermatic cord, and cervix. It is suggested
that these lesions may originate from either Schwann cells of the stromal nerves or from melanocytic
precursors migrated from neural crest. Herein, we present a rare case of blue nevus both in
the uterine cervical stroma and in the cervical polyp. Only about 100 cases have been reported so far.
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