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Common scalp nevi in children and teenagers are classically pigmented, whereas most scalp nevi in adults are usually nodular and nonpigmented with a smooth or papillomatous, occasionally keratotic, surface. Scalp nevi have no documented risk for malignant transformation.
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Zalaudek, I., Moscarella, E., Abramavicus, A., Albertini, G., Argenziano, G. (2012). Benign Melanocytic Tumors. In: Rudnicka, L., Olszewska, M., Rakowska, A. (eds) Atlas of Trichoscopy. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4486-1_34
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