label: Vulvar Dysplastic Melanocytic Nevus
label_lc: vulvar dysplastic melanocytic nevus
description: "A rare, elevated and pigmented, compound or junctional nevus that arises from the vulva. It affects women in their reproductive years and may be associated with the presence of dysplastic nevi in other anatomic areas. It is characterized by the presence of epithelioid or spindle-shaped melanocytes exhibiting nuclear pleomorphism and prominent nucleoli."