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== Additional Info ==
'''Excludes:'''
*[[Hemangioma or lymphangioma, benign neoplasm, any site]]
*[[Skin, malignant melanoma]]
*[[Skin NOS, primary malignancy]]

''Includes:''
* nevi:
**Dysplastic nevi, or abnormal moles, are not cancer, but they can become cancer. 
***Dysplastic nevi are usually irregular in shape, with notched or fading borders. Some may be flat or raised, and the surface may be smooth or rough ("pebbly"). They are often large, at a quarter-inch across or larger, and are typically of mixed color, including pink, red, tan, and brown.

== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
*[[Skin, malignant melanoma]]
*[[Skin NOS, primary malignancy]]
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