Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome

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Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome

"Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)

Descriptor ID	D004416
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.665.560.260 C04.700.305 C16.320.700.305
Concept/Terms	Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome Nevus Syndrome, Dysplastic Syndrome, Dysplastic Nevus B-K Mole Syndrome B K Mole Syndrome Syndrome, B-K Mole Familial Atypical Multiple Mole-Melanoma Familial Atypical Multiple Mole-Melanoma Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Dysplastic Nevi Dysplastic Nevi Dysplastic Nevus Nevi, Dysplastic Nevus, Dysplastic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome".

Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Nevi and Melanomas [C04.557.665]
Nevus [C04.557.665.560]
Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome [C04.557.665.560.260]
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary [C04.700]
Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome [C04.700.305]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary [C16.320.700]
Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome [C16.320.700.305]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome".

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Bar chart showing 7 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1991

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