Melanoma families have been ascertained in the Leiden University Medical Center since the early 1980s. These families have been part of an ongoing effort to gain insight into the etiology of melanoma.

Most patients with melanoma commonly had few nevi and no atypical nevi, according to recent study results. “Several novel public health messages emerge from our study, including that melanomas are ...

Mobile devices equipped with cameras can effectively enable patients to monitor atypical nevi and send images to their healthcare providers, according to an article published online January 28 in JAMA ...

DENVER — Re-excision of atypical nevi with microscopic margins on initial biopsy, currently a fairly common practice, might be unnecessary in mild or moderate cases, according to a retrospective ...

A randomized phase II study of sunitinib versus dacarbazine in the treatment of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma. BREAK-MB: A phase II study assessing overall intracranial response rate (OIRR) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients undergoing melanoma screening and surveillance should also undergo a screening of the perianal area for ...

Melanocytes describe a specialized type of cell that generates a substance called melanin, a pigment responsible for skin and eye color. When several melanocytes cluster together, they form a benign, ...

U.S. pediatric melanoma rates on the rise What are the standard follow-up recommendations for different levels of dysplasias? Different dermatopathologists report dysplastic nevi with different ...

Most patients with melanoma had few moles and no atypical moles, and in patients younger than 60, thick melanomas were more commonly found in those with fewer moles but more atypical moles, according ...

Melanocytic nevi are a category of benign melanocytic proliferations with a number of subtypes. These include congenital melanocytic nevi, blue nevi, acquired melanocytic nevi, and Spitz nevi. Many of ...

The histology of our second case revealed dysplastic nevus with severe atypia. The presence of nevus cells on the lateral margin of a dysplastic nevus with severe dysplasia requires wider excision. In ...