TAMPA, Fla. -- Melanocytic nevi, or moles, are nonmalignant growths that arise from pigment producing cells of the skin. They are mostly found in sun-exposed areas; however, they also can be found in ...

Melanocytic nevi, or moles, are nonmalignant growths that arise from pigment producing cells of the skin. They are mostly found in sun-exposed areas; however, they also can be found in sun-protected ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Five-year recurrence-free survival was 55.1% with nevus-associated acral melanoma (NAAM) vs. 42.3% with de novo ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Some melanocytic simulators include acral nevi, halo nevi, congenital nevi, blue nevi, atypical nevi, spitz nevi and longitudinal melanonychia. Nonmelanocytic simulators include seborrheic keratosis, ...

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 ...

An infant girl born to Asian parents following an uncomplicated and uneventful pregnancy was noted to have a slate blue-gray macule that covered the upper dorsum of the left foot and the most distal ...

This study of moderately dysplastic nevi with positive histologic margins is consistent with previous smaller studies [8,9] and supports the practice of monitoring such biopsy sites without ...

Acral peeling skin syndrome is a very rare genetic skin condition. It most commonly causes painless peeling of the top layers of skin on your hands and feet. Your arms and legs can also be affected.

Background Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a distinct histological variant of cutaneous melanoma that presents a genomic profile different from the other variants. Our aim was to explore the ...

A 77-year-old white woman presented to our department of dermatology with a slowly enlarging, ulcerated nodule of the nail bed of the right hallux (Figure 1). The patient reported a two-year history ...