Melanocytic nevus
Last Updated: 2022-03-25
Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.
ICD11: 2F20.Z
Last Updated: 2022-03-25
Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.
ICD11: 2F20.Z
Mother's mark, nevus cell naevus, naevus naevocellularis, nevocyte naevus.
Congenital or acquired, melanocytic skin change. It is a hamartoma.
Dermal melanocytosis
Congenital nevi
Acquired nevi
The aetiopathogenesis is not completely clear. It is assumed that it is a matter of cells migrating from the neural crest into the epidermis.
Geographical position on the body:
Vertical position:
Degeneration to malignant melanoma.
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