nevus

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Introduction

A circumscribed skin neoplasm. It may be predominantly epidermal, adnexal, melanocytic, vascular or mesodermal or a compound overgrowth of these tissues.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
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  3. What You Need To Know About Moles and Dysplastic Nevi http://www.cancer.gov/templates/doc.aspx