Nevus, Pigmented, Atypical, Nevus, Pigmented - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

nevus, pigmented, atypical nevus, pigmented

Body Site

back

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered

Color

brown

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy adolescent had a family history of melanoma and multiple pigmented nevi increasing in size and color for 2-3 years. A biopsy of the lesion marked with black pen demonstrated architectural atypia without atypical cytological features.

Description

irregularly shapeded variably pigmented brown macules and papules

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2/19/2006 14:50:41

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