Spitz, sophie

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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(¤ 1910, † 1956) American pathologist born in Nashville/Tennessee. Studied medicine at Vanderbilt University. Licensed in 1932. 1938 Specialist in pathology. Worked as a pathologist in Wahington and New York. In dermatology, the name Sophie Spitz is associated with the so-called Spitz nevus, a spindle cell nevus occurring predominantly in children and resembling a malignant melanoma in adults. The eponym " Naevus Spitz" was coined in 1961 by Bernard Duperrat and Mascaro.

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  1. Spitz S (1948) Melanoma in childhood. Am J Pathol 24: 591-609
  2. Duperrat B, Mascaro JM (1961) Etude anatomo-clinique de 4 cas sur "tumeur de Spitz" de l`adulte. Bull Soc Syph 68: 472-478

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer