Dysplastic nevi are benign melanocytic tumors containing clonal populations of hyperproliferative melanocytes. Strictly speaking, dysplastic nevus is a histologic diagnosis, characterized by ...

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 ...

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 initial study of Nodal expression in melanomas supported a role for Nodal signaling in melanomas. Nodal was shown to be expressed in 6 of 10 metastatic melanomas, but only weakly in primary ...

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 ...

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, ...

Gonadal Function in Males After Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treated in Four Subsequent Trials by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer: EORTC Lymphoma ...

Malignant melanoma (MM) cells do not require all exogenous growth factors of normal melanocytes. It is hypothesized that they make their own growth factors including melanoma growth stimulatory ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A large proportion of patients surveyed did not understand terms frequently used by dermatologists. Up to 40% ...

To evaluate a program initiated in 1987 by the Swedish Melanoma Study Group aiming to provide preventive surveillance to kindreds with hereditary cutaneous melanoma and dysplastic nevus syndrome.