September 3, 2009 — Dermoscopic criteria and patient-related factors, summarized by a 4 x 4 x 6 "rule," may help clinicians manage pigmented melanocytic nevi, according to the results of a review ...

A 40-year-old woman presented to our dermatology clinic for assessment of new nevi surrounded by depigmented skin, as well as separate depigmented patches, which had appeared suddenly within 1 month ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Distinct differences in dermoscopic patterns of acquired melanocytic lesions were observed in patients with ...

June 17, 2011 — Age and other factors may affect the specificity of dermoscopy for diagnosis of melanoma, according to the results of 2 studies reported in the June issue of the Archives of ...

Dermoscopy shows an unchanging steel-blue pattern. The most frequently observed variants include the common blue nevi and cellular blue nevi. A third of all oral nevi are blue nevi, and these occur ...

Acquired melanocytic nevi are clumps of melanocytes which originate in childhood but usually manifest during the prime of life, in individuals in the 30-40 year age group. Their number increases with ...

The goal of this multicenter study was to identify sensitive and specific dermoscopic features for melanoma-in-situ relative to other skin lesions. Compared to invasive melanoma, features associated ...

Pigmentation beyond a scar’s edge was significantly more common dermoscopically in recurrent melanoma compared with recurrent nevi, with other differences related to patient age, anatomic site and ...

A blue nevus is a benign type of mole. It may appear as a blue lump on the skin. A blue nevus may be present at birth or develop as a person ages. Healthcare professionals refer to more than one blue ...