The patient had > 650 nevi, a high proportion of which were clinically dysplastic, and had undergone many biopsies. The lesion was biopsied because of a high suspicion for melanoma.

Dysplastic Nevi Since their original characterization by Clark and colleagues in 1978, [1] dysplastic nevi have posed a management dilemma, given their position in the gray area between benign ...

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 ...

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While the exact causes of melanoma are unclear, ultraviolet (UV) light exposure and genetic changes can greatly increase your ...

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 ...

Nevi of special sites have been identified as nevi that may show atypical features suggestive of a dysplastic nevus or of a melanoma. However, they are not risk markers and they are not malignancies.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently went to my dermatologist because I noticed a dark mole I hadn’t seen before. He did a biopsy, and it was called a “moderately dysplastic nevus.” He recommended ...

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While it is uncommon for either common moles or dysplastic nevi to become cancerous, they may develop into melanoma in rare cases. Currently, the National Cancer Institute does not recommend ...

Diagnosis: Dysplastic nevus with severe atypia The histology of our second case revealed dysplastic nevus with severe atypia. The presence of nevus cells on the lateral margin of a dysplastic ...