Assessment of clonality in melanocytic nevi

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BACKGROUND: Melanocytic nevi are among the most common lesions in man; however; their pathogenesis remains largely unknown. While often held to be neoplastic, this hypothesis has not been conclusively verified. Alternatively, some authorities have held that melanocytic nevi are hamartomas. More practically, difficulty may be encountered in the histologic discrimination of melanocytic nevi from melanoma. It was...

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