[Managing moles in general practice].
The purpose of this article is to improve the general practitioner's knowledge about nevi and to teach how to evaluate the risk of a lesion during a medical visit. The most frequent kind of nevi will be defined, as well as their transformation risk. Different melanoma risk factors and the semiology that can alert the practitioner will be defined. A set of the most frequently asked questions about nevi will be answered.
Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Erasme, Bruxelles.
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D046169:Dermoscopy; D058006:General Practice; D006801:Humans; D009506:Nevus / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*