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*[[AKA]] ''dermal nevus'', [[AKA]] ''intradermal melanocytic nevus''. | *[[AKA]] ''dermal nevus'', [[AKA]] ''intradermal melanocytic nevus''. | ||
*Only in the dermis - '''key feature'''. | *Only in the dermis - '''key feature'''. | ||
==Congenital-pattern nevus== | |||
*[[AKA]] ''congenital nevus''. | |||
===General=== | |||
*Congenital ''or'' acquired - thus "congenital-pattern". | |||
*Large ones increase melanoma risk.<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1170>{{Ref PBoD8|1170}}</ref> | |||
**Small (<2 cm), intermediate (2-20 cm), large (>20 cm). | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP501>{{Ref WMSP|501}}</ref> | |||
*Growth along dermal structures - '''key feature'''. | |||
**Nerves, hair shafts, ducts. | |||
*Lacks nuclear atypia. | |||
*+/-Mitoses. | |||
==Recurrent nevus== | ==Recurrent nevus== | ||