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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Second primary melanomas are more likely to develop in patients with more nevi and a high genetic predisposition ...

A nevus sebaceous is a mole patch that is salmon or yellow-colored and most often appears on your scalp, neck, and face. They are less common on your arms, legs, and trunk. Sebaceous nevi usually ...

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 ...

Becker’s nevus and epidermal nevi represent distinct yet occasionally overlapping entities within the spectrum of cutaneous hamartomas. Becker’s nevus, typically identified by its circumscribed ...

Nevus of Ota, or nevus fuscoceruleus ophthalmomaxillaris, is a dermal melanocytic hamartoma that presents as bluish hyperpigmentation along the first or second branches of the trigeminal nerve.