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malignant mole syndrome

ma·lig·nant mole syn·drome

[MIM*155600]

irregularly shaped, variously colored, distinctively melanocytic, 5-10-mm nevi occurring in large numbers (to over 100) primarily on the trunk and extremities, with a high risk of malignancy; probably autosomal dominant inheritance.
See also: dysplastic nevus.

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