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congenital nevus

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congenital nevus
n.
A melanocytic nevus that is visible at birth, is often larger than an acquired nevus, and usually involves deeper dermal structures than an acquired nevus.


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2,5,9) The atypical lesions most prone to melanoma transformation are acquired dysplastic melanocytic nevi, melanocytic dysplasia on acral or mucosal surface, atypical spindle cell and/or epithelioid melanocytic nevus, and dysplastic and/or congenital nevus spilus.
A third type, the congenital nevus, is one that was present at birth, is completely elevated, has separate borders, but has stippled pigmentation (dots of darker color scattered throughout).
Abys was born in Puerto Rico with hairy congenital nevus, a rare condition that causes dense hair to sprout between her eyes, over her nose and over more than half her face, puckering one eye.
 
 
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