A Spitz nevus is an uncommon type of mole that is usually raised, dome-shaped, and pigmented. Anyone can have a Spitz nevus, or multiple, but they’re more common in children and people with fair ...

Spitz Nevus. A Spitz nevus is a benign skin growth, but the presence of the lesion is associated with an increased risk of developing melanoma.

Investigators report on a 10-year data review of these melanocytic tumors, a unique form of mole or nevus that ranges from benign to borderline and malignant, and stumps even the most experienced.

A common mole, or nevus, forms when melanocytes, or pigment cells, grow in a cluster. According to the National Cancer Institute, the majority of adults have between 10 and 40 common moles.

Pediatric melanoma is a rare skin cancer in children. ... Spitz nevi, Spitz melanocytomas (also known as atypical Spitz tumors), and Spitz melanomas. Pediatric melanomas, ...

Nevus sebaceous syndrome often includes eye issues. You may be missing part of the ocular tissue from your eye coloring or the back of your eye, also called the retina. Your eyes may appear cloudy ...

A later biopsy showed Rose has a spitz nevus, a benign lesion that has a 7% chance of becoming melanoma one day, so her parents are looking into having it surgically removed.

A total number of 269 lesions were included in this study, including 29 compound nevi, 28 dysplastic nevi, 30 congenital nevi, 20 Spitz nevi, 24 melanomas in situ, 101 primary malignant melanomas ...