Neoplastic Process
halo nevus
ha·lo ne·vus
Subclass of:
Nevus
Definitions related to halo nevus:
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A melanocytic nevus characterized by circumferential depigmentation. It is usually associated with a brisk lymphocytic infiltrate.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(nevus, halo) A benign skin lesion characterized by a zone of depigmentation surrounding the nevus.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Halo nevi are common benign skin lesions that represent melanocytic nevi in which an inflammatory infiltrate develops, resulting in a zone of depigmentation surrounding the nevus. Although Sutton originally described the lesion in 1916 as leukoderma acquisita centrifugum, the lesions were noted earlier, as evidenced by their depiction in...WebMD, 2019
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