Skip navigation

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Results 1 - 10 of 51 for Nevus
  1. Are moles determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Moles are very common, especially in people with fair skin. Moles are overgrowths of skin cells called melanocytes, but ... in their development are not well understood. Although moles, like tumors, are an overgrowth of cells, moles ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/moles - Genetics
  2. Recurrent hydatidiform mole 
    Recurrent hydatidiform mole is a condition that affects women and is characterized by the occurrence of at least two abnormal pregnancies that result in the formation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/recurrent-hydatidiform-mole - Genetics
  3. Giant congenital melanocytic nevus 
    Giant congenital melanocytic nevus is a skin condition characterized by an abnormally dark, noncancerous skin patch (nevus) that is composed of pigment-producing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../giant-congenital-melanocytic-nevus - Genetics
  4. White sponge nevus 
    White sponge nevus is a condition characterized by the formation of white patches of tissue called nevi (singular: nevus) that appear as thickened, velvety, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/white-sponge-nevus - Genetics
  5. Epidermal nevus 
    An epidermal nevus (plural: nevi) is an abnormal, noncancerous (benign) patch of skin caused by an overgrowth of cells in the outermost layer of skin (epidermis). ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/epidermal-nevus - Genetics
  6. Sturge-Weber syndrome 
    ... has three major features: a red or pink birthmark called a port-wine birthmark, a brain abnormality called a leptomeningeal angioma, and ... Weber syndrome are born with a port-wine birthmark. This type of birthmark is caused by enlargement ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/sturge-weber-syndrome - Genetics
  7. Gorlin syndrome 
    ... consequently develop various types of tumors. Basal cell nevus syndrome BCNS Gorlin-Goltz syndrome NBCCS Nevoid basal ... for Rare Disorders (NORD) ClinicalTrials.gov BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME 1; BCNS1 PubMed Bale AE, Yu KP. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gorlin-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Carney complex 
    ... affected individuals have at least one blue-black mole called a blue nevus. Carney complex is a rare disorder; fewer than ... Syndrome LAMB - Lentigines, atrial myxoma, mucocutaneous myoma, blue nevus syndrome NAME - Nevi, atrial myxoma, skin myxoma, ephelides ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/carney-complex - Genetics
  9. Proteus syndrome 
    ... grooved lesion known as a cerebriform connective tissue nevus. This type of skin growth usually occurs on ... is segmental overgrowth, lipomatosis, arteriovenous malformations, and epidermal nevus (SOLAMEN) syndrome; another is type 2 segmental Cowden ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/proteus-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Bohring-Opitz syndrome 
    ... set ears that are rotated backward, a red birthmark (nevus simplex) on the face (usually the forehead), a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/bohring-opitz-syndrome - Genetics
previous · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · next