There are two basic kinds of medical test results: 1  Tests that give yes or no answers (usually used for diagnostic purposes) 2  Tests that give relative results, as in measuring something to be higher or lower, bigger or smaller than before, or inside or outside a normal range.
Top 10 unbelievable historical concurrencies. A junctional nevus, sometimes called a mole, is a type of benign, or non-cancerous, skin growth. It is typically dark brown, flattish and rounded in appearance.
Prognosis and Predictive Factors. The development of malignant melanoma from a preexisting melanocytic nevus is a well-described occurrence. A clinical history of a preexisting nevus at the site of a melanoma is reported in 19-85% of cases, and the contiguity of nevus cells with melanoma is observed in 4-72% of cases.