ICD-11 classes
02 Neoplasms
Neoplasms of uncertain behaviour, except of lymphoid,...
2F72 — Neoplasms of uncertain behaviour of skin
2F72.2 — Melanocytic naevus with severe melanocytic dysplasia
ICD-11 2F72.2 — Melanocytic naevus with severe melanocytic dysplasia
Melanocytic naevus with severe melanocytic dysplasia is a histopathological diagnosis based on the presence of severe cytological atypia, defined as enlarged, spindle- and epithelioid-shaped melanocytes with hyperchromatic nuclei (typically at least twice the size of those of basal keratinocytes) and distinct nucleoli. Such naevi tend to be irregular in size and pigmentation and to have been excised because of concern that they may represent early melanoma.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: