Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dermatologists should avoid the removal of benign nevi from children that are not of a consenting age, ...

The dysplastic nevus initially was described in the 1980s as a mole with increased risk of developing melanoma and requiring total removal. However, dermatopathologists now consider dysplastic nevi to ...

For over 30 years, cancer researchers have argued about moles. Specifically, they’ve debated at what point a skin lesion becomes a melanoma, more commonly known as skin cancer. Some claimed that ...

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 ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Melanoma is rare in children. However, the clinical features of the disease in this population have been well-documented through single-institution experiences and population-based analyses. Still, ...

In September 2023, a new feature was added to ChatGPT (OpenAI) that allows the analysis of images, including those obtained through dermatoscopy. This version of ChatGPT might help clinicians identify ...

The role of radio-surgery in patients with metastatic melanoma to the brain. Background: Cell adhesion molecules are of eminent significance for the intercellular connections, the resulting ...

Melanoma is the least common type of skin cancer but one of the most deadly, and the survival rate for advanced disease is just 20%. Although melanoma is curable when detected early, diagnosis is ...