Clark nevus
Clark ne·vus
(klahrk nē'vŭs) Dysplastic melanotic nevus with notched, irregular borders; considered premalignant and marker for increased risk of melanoma. Seen in 5% of whites.
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Some have worked around this by using the term
Clark nevus (110) to acknowledge the entity without accepting the concept of it as a premalignant lesion.
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