Patients with biopsy-diagnosed moderately to severely dysplastic nevi experienced greater benefits after excisions than patients with mildly or moderately dysplastic nevi, according to study results.

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 ...

In this practical retrospective study, Engeln and colleagues examined the long-term outcome of patients with SDN who did not undergo re-excision. The key finding was that of the 63.4% of patients who ...

The retrospective analysis done by Dr. Susan Swetter’s group looked at the important question of what is the risk of developing melanoma in patients who underwent excisional biopsy with positive ...

U.S. pediatric melanoma rates on the rise What are the standard follow-up recommendations for different levels of dysplasias? Different dermatopathologists report dysplastic nevi with different ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . How clinicians frame the information presented to patients about dysplastic nevi diagnosis and management ...

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, and ...

Diagnosed more frequently in the United States than all other cancers combined, skin cancer will affect one in five Americans by the age of 70. Atypical moles - larger moles of irregular shape and ...

DNA methylation is the most well-studied epigenetic modification in cancer biology. 5-hydroxymethylcytosine is an epigenetic mark that can be converted from 5-methylcytosine by the ten-eleven ...

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 ...

Nevus (plural: nevi) is the medical term for a mole. Nevi are very common. Most people have between 10 and 40. Common nevi are harmless collections of colored cells. They typically appear as small ...