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 ...

For small benign melanocytic nevi, researchers found combined treatment with short pulsed Er:YAG and long-pulsed alexandrite laser had low recurrence rates with minimal adverse effects. The study ...

Dermatofibromas are common lesions that are often associated with epidermal hyperplasia and basal layer hyperpigmentation. A single case of lentiginous melanocytic hyperplasia overlying a ...

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 use of lasers to treat melanocytic nevi had been subject to debate because of concerns about malignant transformation. In the last few years, it has become relatively clear that such treatment is ...

Blue nevi are a category of melanocytic tumors, which arise from the proliferation of dermal dendritic melanocytes to form an acquired pigmented mole. They are also called pigmented nevi, ...

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 ...

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, ...

A 69-year-old woman presented to our dermatology clinic with a single congenital melanocytic nevus on her right lower back, measuring 7 × 3 cm, with new-onset pruritus and hyperpigmentation for 1 ...

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 ...