A melanocytic nevus (also known as nevocytic nevus, nevus-cell nevus and commonly as a mole)[1][2] is usually a noncancerous condition of pigment-producing skin cells. It is a type of melanocytic tumor that contains nevus cells.[2] Some sources equate the term mole with "melanocytic nevus",[2] but there are also sources that equate the term mole with any nevus form.[3]
The majority of moles appear during the first two decades of a person's life, with about one in every 100 babies being born with moles.[4] Acquired moles are a form of benign neoplasm, while congenital moles, or congenital nevi, are considered a minor malformation or hamartoma and may be at a higher risk for melanoma.[4] A mole can be either subdermal (under the skin) or a pigmented growth on the skin, formed mostly of a type of cell known as a melanocyte. The high concentration of the body's pigmenting agent, melanin, is responsible for their dark color. Moles are a member of the family of skin lesions known as nevi, occurring commonly in humans.[3][4]
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^ ab"Moles". Mayo Clinic. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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"dysplastic nevus" be avoided in favor of the term "atypical mole". An atypical mole may also be referred to as an atypical melanocyticnevus, atypical nevus, B-K...
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(neuroid) dermal nevus cells, through a process involving downwards migration. Nevus cells are the primary component of a melanocyticnevus. Nevus cells can...
attractive feature. Medically, such "beauty marks" are generally melanocyticnevus, more specifically the compound variant. Moles of this type may also...
vascular birthmarks are not hereditary. Congenital melanocyticnevus is a type of melanocyticnevus, the medical term for what is colloquially called a...
Dysplastic nevus syndrome, also known as familial atypical multiple mole–melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome, is an inherited cutaneous condition described in certain...
observed microscopically with the condition spitz nevi, a benign melanocyticnevus, a type of skin lesion, affecting the epidermis and dermis. List of...
observation and interpretation of bodily marks—primarily those of the melanocyticnevus condition (i.e. moles). Although divination by moles, birthmarks and...
130108.x. PMID 10761995. Valentine, Beth A. (September 1995). "Equine melanocytic tumors: a retrospective study of 53 horses (1988 to 1991)". Journal of...
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are equally predisposed to slate grey nevus. People who are not aware of the background of the slate grey nevus may mistake them for bruises, possibly...
may be seen in: Endosalpingiosis Psammomatous melanotic schwannoma Melanocyticnevus Psammoma bodies usually have a laminar appearance, are circular, acellular...
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