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 ...

Acquired melanocytic nevi are clumps of melanocytes which originate in childhood but usually manifest during the prime of life, in individuals in the 30-40 year age group. Their number increases with ...

September 3, 2009 — Dermoscopic criteria and patient-related factors, summarized by a 4 x 4 x 6 "rule," may help clinicians manage pigmented melanocytic nevi, according to the results of a review ...

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can provide curative therapy for children with life-threatening malignant and nonmalignant conditions. As long-term survival improves, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dermatologists should avoid the removal of benign nevi from children that are not of a consenting age, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Brain and/or spinal MRI were effective in detecting melanin in the central nervous system of children with ...

A 4-week-old newborn presents confluent blue/gray patches across the buttocks, left leg, and chest and several vascular patches on her back and right thigh. What is her diagnosis? An otherwise healthy ...

Malignant melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes that accounts for less than 10% of all skin cancer diagnoses but the majority of skin cancer-related deaths. 1 For patients diagnosed with ...

The polyclonality of BRAF mutations in melanocytic nevi suggests that mutation of BRAF may not be an initial event in melanocyte transformation, according to a new report. The polyclonality of BRAF ...

The dysplastic nevus initially was described in the 1980s as a mole with increased risk of developing melanoma and requiring total removal. However, dermatopathologists now consider dysplastic nevi to ...

Luna's skin condition affects one in 20,000 newborns. A 7-month-old baby girl from Florida has traveled to Russia in hopes of beginning treatments to remove a large birthmark on her face. Luna Fenner ...

A giant congenital melanocytic nevus is a birthmark that covers more than two per cent, or 20cm, of a sufferer's body and requires more than one incision to remove. The head, legs and arms are ...