The detection of tyrosinase mRNA in sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is a sensitive indicator for the presence of melanoma or nevus cells, but it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A congenital nevus is a mole that you’re born with. These moles can be large or small, have hair growing out of them, or change over time. Congenital nevus (or nevi) is the medical term for a mole ...

Nevus of Ota is a condition where hyperpigmentation occurs around the eye and sometimes in the eye itself. Hyperpigmentation is when some patches of skin are darker than the surrounding skin. Nevus of ...

A blue nevus is a benign type of mole. It may appear as a blue lump on the skin. A blue nevus may be present at birth or develop as a person ages. Healthcare professionals refer to more than one blue ...

Linear nevus sebaceous syndrome (LNSS) is known by several other names, including Jadassohn nevus phakomatosis, Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims syndrome, and simply Schimmelpenning syndrome. LNSS is ...

Becker nevus syndrome, or hairy epidermal nevus syndrome, was first described by Happle in 1949, as an association of Becker nevus with breast hypoplasia on one side of the body, and ipsilateral ...