This person has fair skin that tends to burn instead of tan, which is a risk factor for melanoma. Atypical moles (dysplastic nevi) look different from common moles in that they tend to be larger ...

Detailed photography and mole mapping should be reserved for patients with known elevated melanoma risks, such as strong personal or family history or presence of atypical nevi. In the general ...

Skin examination showed an 8 mm × 10 mm ... The differential diagnosis of malignant melanoma includes atypical nevi, dermatofibromas, lentigos, basal cell carcinoma (especially pigmented types ...

You can get melanoma by spending too much time in the sun. You are at higher risk for melanoma if you have any of these: Fair skin A family history of melanoma Many abnormal, or atypical, moles. These ...