Atypical Nevi, Clark and Dysplastic Nevi

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Dr. Thomas P. Habif, MD discusses Atypical Nevi, Clark and Dysplastic Nevi. See more at www.dermnet.com PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT!!! In 1978 Wallace Clark, a pathologist, described a pigmented lesion that was familial and associated with a family history of melanoma. He called this lesion a dysplastic nevus. These lesions are now referred to as atypical moles (AMs) or Clark nevi. The mode of inheritance is probably autosomal dominant. The criteria for the syndrome of familial atypical mole and ...