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dysplastic nevus

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melanocytic dysplastic nevi

Definition: melanocytic nevi with architectural disorder and cytological atypia

Differential:

- malignant melanoma
- congenital nevus
- acral nevus
- melanocytic nevi of genital skin

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References

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