Atypical moles, otherwise known as dysplastic nevi, are known to increase the risk of certain types of skin cancer, namely, melanomas. These cancers are becoming more common all over the world, and ...

Dysplastic nevi are benign melanocytic tumors containing clonal populations of hyperproliferative melanocytes. Strictly speaking, dysplastic nevus is a histologic diagnosis, characterized by ...

Melanoma families have been ascertained in the Leiden University Medical Center since the early 1980s. These families have been part of an ongoing effort to gain insight into the etiology of melanoma.

A randomized phase II study of sunitinib versus dacarbazine in the treatment of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma. BREAK-MB: A phase II study assessing overall intracranial response rate (OIRR) ...

The first description of a particular melanocytic nevus found in relatives from six cases of melanoma was made in 1978. [1] Although initially coined B-K moles, these moles soon acquired the name ...

U.S. pediatric melanoma rates on the rise What are the standard follow-up recommendations for different levels of dysplasias? Different dermatopathologists report dysplastic nevi with different ...

Melanocytes describe a specialized type of cell that generates a substance called melanin, a pigment responsible for skin and eye color. When several melanocytes cluster together, they form a benign, ...

The histology of our second case revealed dysplastic nevus with severe atypia. The presence of nevus cells on the lateral margin of a dysplastic nevus with severe dysplasia requires wider excision. In ...

Melanocytic nevi are a category of benign melanocytic proliferations with a number of subtypes. These include congenital melanocytic nevi, blue nevi, acquired melanocytic nevi, and Spitz nevi. Many of ...

Reviewed by Meredith McKean, MD, MPH, clinical investigator, Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Program, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Tennessee Oncology, Nashville "Medical Journeys" is a set of ...

Giant congenital melanocytic nevi are large, dark-colored lesions on the skin. They’re generally not harmful but may increase your risk of conditions like melanoma. Treatments are available. A giant ...