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Term ID: | 3544 |
Name: | Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome |
Definition: | Clinically atypical nevi (usually exceeding 5 mm in diameter and having variable pigmentation and ill defined borders) with an increased risk for development of non-familial cutaneous malignant melanoma. Biopsies show melanocytic dysplasia. Nevi are clinically and histologically identical to the precursor lesions for melanoma in the B-K mole syndrome. (Stedman, 25th ed) |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D009386|MESH:D009506 |
TreeNumbers: | C04.557.665.560.260 |C04.700.305 |C16.320.700.305 |
Synonyms: | B K Mole Syndrome |B-K Mole Syndrome |Dysplastic Nevi |Dysplastic Nevus |Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma |Familial Atypical Multiple Mole-Melanoma |Nevi, Dysplastic |Nevus, Dysplastic |Nevus Syndrome, Dysplastic |Syndrome, B-K Mole |Syndrome, Dysplastic N |
Slim Mappings: | Cancer|Genetic disease (inborn) |
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MedGen: D004416
MeSH: D004416
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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