A randomized phase II study of sunitinib versus dacarbazine in the treatment of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma. BREAK-MB: A phase II study assessing overall intracranial response rate (OIRR) ...

The first description of a particular melanocytic nevus found in relatives from six cases of melanoma was made in 1978. [1] Although initially coined B-K moles, these moles soon acquired the name ...

The histology of our second case revealed dysplastic nevus with severe atypia. The presence of nevus cells on the lateral margin of a dysplastic nevus with severe dysplasia requires wider excision. In ...

"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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Brain and/or spinal MRI were effective in detecting melanin in the central nervous system of children with ...

(HealthDay News) — Teledermoscopy is feasible and effective for short-term monitoring of clinically atypical nevi, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in JAMA Dermatology. Xinyuan Wu, from ...

Clinicians see many skin conditions in the primary care setting. Medscape talked with a primary care clinician, Charles P. Vega, MD, and a dermatologist, Temitayo A. Ogunleye, MD, to learn their ...

A multicentric, single-arm diagnostic study created a decentralized federated learning model for the classification of invasive melanomas and nevi, showcasing comparable results to centralized data ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I need to know what a Clark's nevus is. I am 53. In the past year, about 50 spots appeared on my body, and some have been surgically removed. I am fair-skinned. There is no history ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Birthmarks are present at birth or develop soon after and vary in shape, color, and size.  Moles often appear during late childhood or young adulthood and can ...