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dysplastic nevus

Thursday 8 July 2004

Digital cases

 UI:338 - dysplastic nevus (compound Clarks nevus)

Definition: melanocytic nevi with architectural disorder and cytological atypia

Differential diagnosis

 malignant melanoma
 congenital nevus
 acral nevus
 melanocytic nevi of genital skin

See also

 melanocytic tumors

References

 Hussein MR, Wood GS. Molecular aspects of melanocytic dysplastic nevi. J Mol Diagn. 2002 May;4(2):71-80. PMID: 11986397

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