but are usually round with smooth edges. This is an example of a normal mole. Note that it is almost perfectly round. A mole is a benign melanocytic tumor, meaning a non-cancerous skin lesion that ...

MMS-I in patients with early-stage invasive melanoma had a less than 1% risk of local recurrence and disease-specific mortality.

I was a counselor (“camp mom”) for the younger girls’ cabin at Camp Discovery in Massachusetts, and from the moment I met my campers, I could tell camp was special. Return campers gushed about their ...

J Am Acad Dermatol 2013;68:913-25. Lovett, A, Maari C, et al. “Large congenital melanocytic nevi and neurocutaneous melanocytosis: One pediatric center’s experience.” J Am Acad Dermatol 2009;61:766-74 ...

The long-term effect of the radiation emitted by UV-nail polish dryers needs further longer-term studies to clarify. The ...

The condition you describe in your nail sounds like longitudinal melanonychia due to melanocytic hyperplasia. Longitudinal melanonychia is most likely benign as there are multiple common causes ...

Melanoma can spread to many tissues in your body including your brain. Treatment for melanoma that has spread to the brain usually focuses on prolonging life and reducing symptoms. Melanoma is the ...