... are more difficult to tell from presumed naevi. A useful mnemonic ‘to find small ocular melanomas’ reminds the general ophthalmologist to look for tumour thickness of more than 2 mm, subretinal fluid, visual symptoms, orange pigment and location of the tumour margin at the optic disc. Optical coherence...

... age groups. Laser Surg Med 2003;32:391-395 5. Kono T, Nozaki M, Chan HH, Sasaki K, Kwon SG: Combined use of normal mode and Q-switched ruby lasers in the treatment of congenital melanocytic naevi. Br J Plast Surg 2001;54:640-643 6. Choi JE, Kim JW, Seo SH, Son SW, Ahn HH, Kye YC: Treatment...

... on a carefully selected area could be allowed. Young patients with a familial history of melanoma, numerous naevi, or atypical mole syndrome who are considering getting a tattoo should have a specialized consultation with a dermatologist, with a full check-up, before getting tattooed. The best location...

... as an initial barrier in lymphoma development. Nature 2005;436:660-665 12. Michaloglou C, Vredeveld LC, Soengas MS, Deno-yelle C, Kuilman T, van der Horst CM, Majoor DM, Shay JW, Mooi WJ, Peeper DS: BRAFE600-associated senescence-like cell cycle arrest of human naevi. Nature 2005;436:720-724 13. Ohtani...

... associated with choroidal naevi and melanomas documented by optical coherence tomography. Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:120–124. 22. Espinoza G, Rosenblatt B, Harbour JW: Optical coherence tomography in the evaluation of retinal changes associated with suspicious choroidal melanocytic tumors. Am J Ophthalmol...

...-pulsed potassium tritanyl phosphate laser for the treatment of spider naevi and perialar telangiectasia. Australas J Dermatol 2002;43:9-14 28. Clark C, Cameron H, Moseley H, Ferguson J, Ibbotson SH: Treatment of superficial cutaneous vascular lesions: experience with the KTP 532 nm laser. Lasers Med...

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... ] increasing their incidence of CMM. Hair follicles are immune-privileged sites [ 75 ], where HPV resides [ 76 , 77 ] and its promotors can be activated by ROS resulting in CMM, as transfection of HPV’s E6 and E7 genes immortalize melanocytes [ 78 ]. Naevi can also harbor HPV [ 63 ] and have high...

... 2005;46:24-30 36. Van Raamsdonk CD, Bezrookove V, Green G, Bauer J, Gaugler L, O'Brien JM, Simpson EM, Barsh GS, Bastian BC: Frequent somatic mutations of GNAQ in uveal melanoma and blue naevi. Nature 2009;457:599-602 37. Van Raamsdonk CD, Griewank KG, Crosby MB, Garrido MC, Vemula S, Wiesner T...

... in the treatment of nevus of Ota in different age groups. Laser Surg Med 2003;32:391-395 5. Kono T, Nozaki M, Chan HH, Sasaki K, Kwon SG: Combined use of normal mode and Q-switched ruby lasers in the treatment of congenital melanocytic naevi. Br J Plast Surg 2001;54:640-643 6. Choi JE, Kim JW, Seo SH, Son...

...-induced senescence as an initial barrier in lymphoma development. Nature 2005;436:660-665 12. Michaloglou C, Vredeveld LC, Soengas MS, Deno-yelle C, Kuilman T, van der Horst CM, Majoor DM, Shay JW, Mooi WJ, Peeper DS: BRAFE600-associated senescence-like cell cycle arrest of human naevi. Nature...

... ]. A case report describing the disappearance of pigmented lesions such as solar lentigines, seborrheic keratosis and melanocytic naevi was recently published [ 95 ]. Cutaneous Toxicities of Anti-PDL1 (Anti-Programmed Cell Death L1) Antibody Anti-PDL1 antibodies such as durvalumab, BMS-936559...

...: Extensive tumoral melanosis associated with ipilimumab-treated melanoma. Br J Dermatol 2016;175:391-393. 45. Libon F, Arrese JE, Rorive A, Nikkels AF: Ipilimumab induces simultaneous regression of melanocytic naevi and melanoma metastases. Clin Exp Dermatol 2013;38:276-279. 46. Nishimura H, Honjo T...

... located on the inferior limbs and occurs in 10-20% of patients. A disseminated exanthematous rash is observed in several cases ( fig. 3 ). It occurs within a few days after initial treatment. Independent of sun exposure or other treatments, eruptive benign naevi can be experienced. Furthermore...

... melanoma in 51 cases. Br J Ophthalmol 2008;92:617–622. 21. Muscat S, Parks S, Kemp E, Keating D: Secondary retinal changes associated with choroidal naevi and melanomas documented by optical coherence tomography. Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:120–124. 22. Espinoza G, Rosenblatt B, Harbour JW: Optical...