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Along with recent advances in the knowledge of pigment formation and of pigmentcell biology, there has been an increasing interest in the pigmented mole or nevus. Since it is an extremely common lesion, clinically often disfiguring, many patients are seen who desire cosmetic removal of their moles. A great deal has been written about benign pigmented nevi, their pathology, their relation to melanoma, and their treatment,1 but little has been published about treatment failures and recurrence. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss various mechanisms by which benign nevi may recur after treatment and to evaluate the significance of such recurrence.Several methods of dealing with the common mole are described in the literature. These may be divided into two main types: deep excision, which removes the entire lesion, and other methods, which do not completely remove it. Many dermatologists2 feel that |
