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 ...

Melanocytes describe a specialized type of cell that generates a substance called melanin, a pigment responsible for skin and eye color. When several melanocytes cluster together, they form a benign, ...

Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) represent benign proliferations of melanocytes present from birth, varying considerably in size, morphology and distribution. In some instances, particularly when ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RAS proteins are critical for cell divisions, differentiation, and apoptotic processes. Oncogenic RAS variations cause cancer, but they can also induce benign lesions such as thyroid nodules, colonic ...

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 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 ...

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 ...