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'''Atypical lentiginous nevus''', also '''atypical lentiginous nevus of the elderly''', is a [[melanocytic lesion]] associated with old age and melanoma. | '''Atypical lentiginous nevus''', also '''atypical lentiginous nevus of the elderly''', is a [[melanocytic lesion]] associated with old age and melanoma. It may be abbreviated '''ALN'''. | ||
It can be considered a type of [[dysplastic nevus]].<ref name=pmid10911797>{{Cite journal | last1 = Edwards | first1 = SL. | last2 = Blessing | first2 = K. | title = Problematic pigmented lesions: approach to diagnosis. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 53 | issue = 6 | pages = 409-18 | month = Jun | year = 2000 | doi = | PMID = 10911797 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kossard | first1 = S. | title = Atypical lentiginous junctional naevi of the elderly and melanoma. | journal = Australas J Dermatol | volume = 43 | issue = 2 | pages = 93-101 | month = May | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 11982564 }}</ref> | It can be considered a type of [[dysplastic nevus]].<ref name=pmid10911797>{{Cite journal | last1 = Edwards | first1 = SL. | last2 = Blessing | first2 = K. | title = Problematic pigmented lesions: approach to diagnosis. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 53 | issue = 6 | pages = 409-18 | month = Jun | year = 2000 | doi = | PMID = 10911797 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kossard | first1 = S. | title = Atypical lentiginous junctional naevi of the elderly and melanoma. | journal = Australas J Dermatol | volume = 43 | issue = 2 | pages = 93-101 | month = May | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 11982564 }}</ref> | ||