ne·vus

(nē′vəs)

n. pl. ne·vi (-vī′)

Any of various congenital or acquired lesions of the skin or oral mucosa that are usually pigmented and raised and may include epidermal, connective, vascular, or other types of tissue.

[Latin naevus.]

ne′void′ (-void′) adj.

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nevus

(ˈniːvəs)

n, pl -vi (-vaɪ)

(Medicine) the usual US spelling of naevus

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ne•vus

(ˈni vəs)

n., pl. -vi (-vī).

any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.

[< Latin naevus mole]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

nevus - a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

birthmark

blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

nevus flammeus, port-wine stain - a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple

hemangioma simplex, strawberry mark, strawberry - a soft red birthmark

Translations

ne·vus

n. nevo, lunar, marca de nacimiento.

comedonicus ___ → ___ comedónico;

compound ___ → ___ compuesto;

dysplastic ___ → ___ de displasia, con algunas células malignas;

faun tail ___ → ___ de cola de fauno;

flammeus ___ → ___ flamante;

junction, junctional ___ → ___ de unión;

melanocytic ___ → ___ melanocítico;

sebaceous ___ → ___ sebáceo.

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nevus

n (pl nevi) nevo; dysplastic — nevo displásico

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A general rule of thumb is to be cautious about diagnosing melanoma when an experienced clinician has made a clinical diagnosis of a nevus. (1) Conversely, however, it is not rare to counter a clinical diagnosis of melanoma if the histologic features are those of a benign lesion.

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CONGENITAL MELANOCYTIC NEVUS | The congenital melanocytic nevus is a type of melanocytic nevus (or mole) found in birth.

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For example, many consider a nevus sebaceous to be a type of epidermal nevus as well.

Linear epidermal nevi

The study included 438 patients who had 467 biopsies that indicated incomplete excision of a moderately dysplastic nevus from 1990 to 2014.

Re-excision unnecessary in moderately dysplastic nevi with positive margins

Melanocytic proliferations are composed of one or more of three related cell types: melanocytes, nevus cells or melanoma cells, each of which may be located in the epidermis or the dermis.

PIGMENTED LESIONS OF THE SKIN- A ONE-YEAR STUDY AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

The pathology was proven to be an intradermal nevus (figure, C).

Intradermal nevus of external auditory canal revisited

Histopathology was consistent with Becker's nevus. Based on history, suggestive clinical findings and further supported by histopathology, a diagnosis of acral Becker's nevus was made.

Short Communication - Acral Becker's nevus: A very rare clinical presentation

It may also be called nevus flammeus (neonatorum) or nevus simplex.

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The teledermoscopic diagnoses were pigmented basal cell carcinoma (3), intradermal nevus (6), seborrheic keratosis (4), benign melanocytic lesion (12), blue nevus (3), intracorneal hematoma (1), atypical nevus melanocytic suspicion (2), dermatofibroma (1), congenital nevus (1), solar lentigo (2), and melanoma (4).

Application of Teledermoscopy in the Diagnosis of Pigmented Lesions

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is primarily considered a slowflow venous malformation, although there has been a single case report which includes a lymphatic component [3].

Successful Management of Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (BRBNS) with Sirolimus

Of these extremely rare lesions, the most commonly found is the prostatic blue nevus, also known as pigmented melanocytosis or prostatic pigmentary nevohyperplasia [1].

A Rare Case of Multifocal Prostatic Blue Nevus