Naming acquired melanocytic nevi. Unna's, Miescher's, Spitz's Clark's

Am J Dermatopathol. 1990 Apr;12(2):193-209. doi: 10.1097/00000372-199004000-00012.

Abstract

In order to have an integrated system to classify acquired melanocytic nevi, specifically those that evolve through junctional, compound, and dermal phases, we propose to name them for those who first recognized or popularized them: Unna, Miescher, Spitz, and Clark. Historical, philosophical, and semantic justifications for an eponymic classification of acquired melanocytic nevi are presented.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Melanoma / classification*
  • Melanoma / history
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Nevus, Pigmented / classification*
  • Nevus, Pigmented / history
  • Nevus, Pigmented / pathology
  • Semantics
  • Skin Neoplasms / classification*
  • Skin Neoplasms / history
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology