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Melanocytic nevi (naevi) are congenital or acquired collections of benign melanocytes (melanocytic nevus cells) in the skin. Variants include congenital, acquired, junctional, compound, intradermal, blue and atypical nevi (dysplastic nevus or Clark’s nevus).
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Hall, A. (2019). Benign Melanocytic Nevus. In: Atlas of Male Genital Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99750-6_45
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