TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 165. Dysplastic Nevus A1 - Usatine, Richard P. A1 - Smith, Mindy A. A1 - Chumley, Heidi S. A1 - Mayeaux, E.J. Y1 - 2013 N1 - T2 - The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e AB - A 44-year-old man presents with concern over a mole on his back that his wife says is growing larger and more variable in color. The edges are irregular and the color almost appears to be “leaking” into the surrounding skin. He reports no symptoms related to this lesion. On physical exam, the nevus is 9 mm in diameter with asymmetry and variations in color and an irregular border (Figure 165-1). A full-body skin exam did not demonstrate any other suspicious lesions. Dermoscopy showed an irregular network with multiple asymmetrically placed dots off the network (Figure 165-2). A scoop saucerization was performed with a DermaBlade taking 2-mm margins of clinically normal skin (Figure 165-3). Although this could have been an early thin melanoma, the pathology showed a completely excised compound dysplastic nevus with no signs of malignancy. No further treatment was needed except yearly skin exams to monitor for melanoma. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57680998 ER -