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Melanocytic Nevus

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Vulvar Disease

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Abstract

A common nevus represents only 2.3% of clinically pigmented vulvar lesions [1].

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Gynecology, Lyon 1 University and Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, Lyon, France

    Sandra Ronger Savle

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Galilee Medical Center, Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Medicine, Nahariya, Israel

    Jacob Bornstein

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Ronger Savle, S. (2019). Melanocytic Nevus. In: Bornstein, J. (eds) Vulvar Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61621-6_36

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