Abstract
Nail nevus is a benign melanocytic tumor that involves any part of the nail apparatus [1–8]. Most cases involve the nail matrix, and rare cases involve the nail bed and/or the nail lateral folds. Extremely rarely a blue nevus, which corresponds to a heavily pigmented, exclusively dermal melanocytic tumor, involves the nail apparatus.
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(2007). Nail Apparatus Nevus (Subungual Nevus, Nail Matrix Nevus). In: Soyer, H., Argenziano, G., Hofmann-Wellenhof, R., Johr, R. (eds) Color Atlas of Melanocytic Lesions of the Skin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35106-1_26
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