Dermoscopic images of nevi with peripheral globules and/or starburst pattern

(A) Single row of peripheral globules indicative of growing nevus.

(B) More than 1 row of globules (tiered globules) creating a starburst pattern.

(C) Pseudopods around the entire perimeter creating a starburst pattern suggestive of pigmented spindle cell tumor.

Reproduced with permission from Drs. Ashfaq Marghoob and Natalia Jaimes.

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