Preliminary evidence indicates that it may be appropriate to expand the classification scheme of melanocytic neoplasms to include a third diagnostic category of melanocytic lesions of intermediate malignant potential that are capable of metastasis to regional lymph nodes but have limited potential for distant spread. We propose the term melanocytoma for this group of lesions. We believe that a nevus/melanocytoma/melanoma paradigm may provide a useful intellectual framework to understand, research, and clinically manage borderline melanocytic tumors.
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