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  2. Melanocytic nevus - Wikipedia

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    A mole can be either subdermal (under the skin) or a pigmented growth on the skin, formed mostly of a type of cell known as a melanocyte. The high concentration of the body's pigmenting agent, melanin, is responsible for their dark color. Moles are a member of the family of skin lesions known as nevi (singular "nevus"), occurring commonly in ...

  3. What exactly causes skin tags? Here's what dermatologists ...

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    Noticing any new changes to your skin, especially if a new growth pops up, only naturally sets off a series of internal alarm bells: Is that a mole, a wart, a melanoma? If that little bump on your ...

  4. Is that mole melanoma? How to tell if a mole is cancerous or not

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    Causes of melanoma. Ultraviolet light exposure from the sun or from tanning beds causes most melanomas. Melanoma may appear at a spot where you have an existing mole. But if an unusual spot shows ...

  5. Melanoma - Wikipedia

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    People with dysplastic nevus syndrome, also known as familial atypical multiple mole melanoma, are at increased risk for the development of melanoma. [21] Having more than 50 moles indicates an increased risk of melanoma. A weakened immune system makes cancer development easier due to the body's weakened ability to fight cancer cells. [18]

  6. Skin cancer - Wikipedia

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    There are a variety of different skin cancer symptoms. These include changes in the skin that do not heal, ulcering in the skin, discolored skin, and changes in existing moles, such as jagged edges to the mole, enlargement of the mole, changes in color, the way it feels or if it bleeds. Other common signs of skin cancer can be painful lesion ...

  7. Dysplastic nevus - Wikipedia

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    An atypical mole may also be referred to as an atypical melanocytic nevus, [2] atypical nevus, B-K mole, Clark's nevus, dysplastic melanocytic nevus, or nevus with architectural disorder. [3] Dysplastic nevi often grow to larger than ordinary moles and may have irregular and indistinct borders.

  8. A Dietitian’s Take on Foods That Fight Inflammation - AOL

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    Foods that reduce inflammation include fatty fish, tea, walnuts, and more. Here, a dietitian explains the best anti-inflammatory foods to eat. A Dietitian’s Take on Foods That Fight Inflammation

  9. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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    Benign melanocytic nevus (banal nevus, common acquired melanocytic nevus, mole, nevocellular nevus, nevocytic nevus) Blue nevus (blue neuronevus, dermal melanocytoma, nevus bleu) Blue nevus of Jadassohn–Tièche (common blue nevus, nevus ceruleus) Carney complex (LAMB syndrome, NAME syndrome) Cellular blue nevus; Centrofacial lentiginosis