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, ...

A mole is an unwanted skin growth. It usually looks like a flat or raised bump that’s the color of your skin or darker. Most people get moles as a teenager or adult. Some moles are present at birth.

Spitz nevus, or Spitz nevi, is a rare, noncancerous skin growth that typically impacts people under 35 years old. It often presents as rapidly growing moles and is common on the head, face, and legs.

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 histology of our second case revealed dysplastic nevus with severe atypia. The presence of nevus cells on the lateral margin of a dysplastic nevus with severe dysplasia requires wider excision. In ...

If you’ve got flex dollars you’d like to use rather than lose, having pesky moles removed might be a purchase good for your looks and your health. Dermatologists will remove any moles that irritate ...

Melanoma families have been ascertained in the Leiden University Medical Center since the early 1980s. These families have been part of an ongoing effort to gain insight into the etiology of melanoma.