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What is a naevus?

What is a naevus? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired, and are always benign.
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The only lesion that does have cysts is lymphangioma, which could resemble a diffuse amelanotic naevus.
The blue naevus is a dark blue color because the color or pigment is deeper in the skin than in commoner brown moles and freckles.
The naevus is a discrete, flat or slightly elevated sessile lesion.
Choroidal naevus and congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium account for a high proportion of pigmentary lesions referred to secondary care.
Lisch nodules are pigmented hamartomatous naevus, which occur from proliferation of melanocytes and fibroblasts.
This technique can also be applied successfully to the treatment of various medical conditions of the skin of the face which are inappropriate for surgery, such as epidermal naevus.

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