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However, a melanocytic nevus is benign, and melanoma is malignant. Most melanocytic nevi never evolve into a cancer, with the lifetime risk for an individual nevus being 1 in 3000 for men and 1 in 11 000 for women. [5] Moreover, dermatologists have a standardized system for determining whether a skin lesion is suspicious for malignant melanoma.
A Spitz nevus is a benign skin lesion.A type of melanocytic nevus, it affects the epidermis and dermis. [1]It is also known as an epithelioid and spindle-cell nevus, [2] and misleadingly as a benign juvenile melanoma, [2]: 691 and Spitz's juvenile melanoma [3]).
Nevus sebaceus or sebaceous nevus (the first term is its Latin name, the second term is its name in English; also known as an "organoid nevus" [1]: 661 and "nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn" [2]: 773 ) is a congenital, hairless plaque that typically occurs on the face or scalp. [3]
Camp says it can be a cause for scalp scabs, and it also causes “flaky, pink patches on the scalp, eyebrows, ears, around the nose, and beard area.” Other symptoms include itchiness, rash, and ...
Schimmelpenning syndrome is a neurocutaneous condition characterized by one or more sebaceous nevi, usually appearing on the face or scalp, [1] associated with anomalies of the central nervous system, ocular system, skeletal system, cardiovascular system and genitourinary system.
Woolly hair nevus is a localised area of woolly hair, which may occur on its own, or appear as dark twisted and kinking hair in an adult. [2] Half of people with woolly hair nevus have a warty skin lesion on the same side of the body. [ 2 ]
Nevus (pl.: nevi) is a nonspecific medical term for a visible, circumscribed, chronic lesion of the skin or mucosa. [1] The term originates from nævus , which is Latin for " birthmark "; however, a nevus can be either congenital (present at birth) or acquired.
Ninja, the professional video game player and most-followed Twitch streamer in the world, revealed he was diagnosed with skin cancer. “Alright I’m still in a bit of shock but want to keep you ...