Malignant melanoma (MM) cells do not require all exogenous growth factors of normal melanocytes. It is hypothesized that they make their own growth factors including melanoma growth stimulatory ...

Although a diagnosis can usually be made without further investigation, other congenital melanocytic nevi can present in similar locations. A café-au-lait patch can present on the face, but its ...

Melanocytes arise from neural crest cells and populate the epidermis through migration. In all dermal melanocytosis subtypes, melanocyte migration is believed to be arrested in the dermis, leading to ...

Melanocytic nevi are a category of benign melanocytic proliferations with a number of subtypes. These include congenital melanocytic nevi, blue nevi, acquired melanocytic nevi, and Spitz nevi. Many of ...

Histologically (Figure 2), elongated dendritic melanocytes are scattered widely in the papillary to mid reticular dermis. These melanocytes stain weakly with 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, which ...