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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 . Distinct differences in dermoscopic patterns of acquired melanocytic lesions were observed in patients 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marissa Dees, a 28-year-old mother from Tampa Bay, Florida, was born with a rare skin condition that causes dark skin and cancerous moles to develop all over her body. For Dees, her congenital ...