Melanocytic nevus
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qurrat-ul-ain Abid, M.D.[2] Martin I. Newman, M.D., F.A.C.S. [3]; Michel C. Samson, M.D., FRCSC, FACS [4]; Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [5] Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[6]
Synonyms and keywords: Pigmented nevus, benign nevi, melanocytic nevus, moles, dysplastic nevus, dysplastic atypical nevus, atypical nevus, acquired melanocytic nevus.
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