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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Nevi, Melanocytic
Sections: Key Features, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment.
Excerpt: | |  Benign mole
| | – Small (< 6 mm) lesion with a well-defined border – Single shade of pigment from beige or pink to dark brown |
Stages of nevi | | – First decade: junctional nevi are nevus cells are at the junction of the epidermis and dermis; appear as flat, small, brown lesions – Over next 2 decades: Compound nevi are moles that have grown in size and become raised, reflecting appearance of a dermal component – As white patients enter their seventh and eighth decades: most moles lose their junctional component and dark pigmentation |
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