[HTML][HTML] Answer: Can you identify this condition?

MA Sawchuk, B Barankin - Canadian Family Physician, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A dysplastic nevus (DN), also known as an atypical nevus, can be described using the
ABCDE acronym: Asymmetrical lesion; Border, irregular and indistinct; Colour variegation …

What Is Dysplastic Nevus?

DF Mutasim, DF Mutasim - Practical Skin Pathology, 2015 - Springer
The dictionary defines dysplastic as an “abnormal growth or development of cells, tissue,
bone, or organ” and nevus as “any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and …

[PDF][PDF] Whither the atypical (dysplastic) nevus?

M Piepkorn - American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2001 - Citeseer
More than 2 decades have elapsed since attention was directed at the association of
atypical nevi with increased risk of melanoma. 1, 2 These and later confirmatory studies …

“Dysplastic nevus” syndrome: Does a survey make it real?

AB Ackerman - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2003 - jaad.org
To the Editor: In their article titled,“Management of Dysplastic Nevi: A Survey of Fellows of
the American Academy of Dermatology”(J Am Dermatol 2002; 46: 674-82), Tripp et al told …

[HTML][HTML] Dysplastic Nevus: A Fake Lesion

G Collina - Dermatopathology, 2018 - karger.com
The story of “dysplastic nevus” dates as far back as 1978 when WH Clark and colleagues [1]
reported a group of melanocytic lesions with atypical clinical and histological features. Such …

Dysplastic nevus: Fact and fiction

CO Rosendahl, JM Grant-Kels, SKT Que - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
The term “dysplastic nevus”(DN) implies that this nevus exists as a distinct and defined entity
of potential detriment to its host. We examine the current data, which suggest that this entity …

[CITATION][C] Cytological atypia does not equal malignancy: an old but unappreciated truth

DN Wakefield, D Krahl, BH Wainer… - Journal of cutaneous …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The worldwide incidence of melanoma continues to rise as does the number of litigation
suits faced by dermatologists and dermatopathologists alike. 1 Because the initial stages of …

The Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome

RA Schwartz, WA Crutcher, PJ Cohen - Skin Cancer: Recognition and …, 1988 - Springer
The dysplastic nevus (DN) is a special kind of atypical melanocytic nevus with clinical and
histologic features suggestive of an intermediate form between the common acquired …

[HTML][HTML] The mythical concept and untoward consequences of a diagnosis of dysplastic nevus: an overdue tribute to A. Bernard Ackerman, MD

RM Hurwitz, ME Tavel - Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The so-called dysplastic nevus first entered medical parlance in 1980 [1], originally known
as the BK mole in 1978, only to evolve over the next 34 years into a variety of names …

[PDF][PDF] With dysplastic nevi, pause before you biopsy

B Bates - Family Practice News, 2006 - cdn.mdedge.com
Nevi with architectural disorder do not generally need to be excised unless severe cytologic
atypia is present in a lesion that has been incompletely excised or if severe atypia extends to …