ABSTRACT
Desmoplastic nevus is a rarely reported, poorly characterized, benign melanocytic proliferation, with only a few case series reported. It is seen in both children and adults and can be located on the face, trunk or extremities. There is a female predominance. Clinically, it can resemble intradermal nevus, atypical nevus, melanoma and pigmented basal cell carcinoma. It generally presents with small, symmetric and well-circumscribed lesions. It is a benign melanocytic nevus characterized by distinct histologic features that allow it to be differentiated from typical compound nevus, Spitz nevus, epithelioid blue nevus and desmoplastic melanoma, to which it is often compared.
