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nevus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | birthmark |
| Type of | mar, defect, blemish |
| Has types | port-wine stain, strawberry, strawberry mark, hemangioma simplex, nevus flammeus |
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One type of brown mole that is present at birth is the congenital nevus.
From the sciencedaily.com
Postzygotic HRAS and KRAS mutations cause nevus sebaceous and Schimmelpenning syndrome.
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A Clark's nevus is not a cancer, not a melanoma, but it has a small potential to become one.
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The 41 patients in the trial had basal cell nevus syndrome, a disease that leads to a higher risk of skin cancers.
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A family trait is one cause of an atypical nevus.
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You are not likely to die from an atypical nevus.
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For this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the researchers enrolled 41 patients who had basal cell nevus syndrome.
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Although BRAF mutations were always found among nevus cells, cells that contained only wild-type BRAF predominated in nine of 13 nevi.
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Basal cell nevus syndrome is an inherited genetic disease, which results in the development of multiple, sometimes hundreds of basal cell carcinomas.
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- Birthmark: a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
- Nevus, also known as a mole, is the medical term for sharply circumscribed and chronic lesions of the skin or mucosa. These lesions are commonly named birthmarks or beauty marks. Nevi are benign by definition. However, 25% of malignant melanomas (a skin cancer) arise from pre-existing nevi...
- A general term referring to a number of different, usually benign, pigmented lesions of the skin
- (Nevi) they are the most common injuries of skin, nevus can appear the after birth or could be congenital. Depending on its feature, they can be cauterized, or excised and sutured.
- Nevi is also known as a Mole. Moles are common skin lesions. Moles (correctly called melanocytic or pigmented nevi) may be flat or protruding. They vary in color from pink flesh tones to dark brown or black. The number of moles a person has depends on genetic factors and on sun exposure. ...
- Also spelled naevus. Brown pigmentation resembling freckle or mole on white of the eye. More often found in dark-skinned people. Sometimes malignant.
- Birthmark, freckle or mole that is often brownish, but can be other colors as well. A nevus can occur on the skin or inside the eye and can become a melanoma, a type of cancerous growth. ...
- A benign, pigmented lesion that can occur in the eye.
- Benign overgrowth of skin pigment forming cells called melanocytes on the skin surface.
