Melanocytic nevus screening

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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]

Screening

• Presence of several melanocytic nevi is a strong risk factor for melanoma.
• In case of presence of numerous melanocytic naevi, one may perform whole body naevus count to identify at-risk patients.
• Two methods to count the nevus are used, whole body nevus count or the site-specific count.