| On physical examination, no clinically atypical or suspicious nevi were observed on the skin or scalp. |
| However, when performing any part of the physical examination, family physicians should be alert for suspicious nevi. |
| Although pigmented nevi are among the most common of these skin growths, other varieties of nevus are also known. |
| Common benign lesions that mimic melanoma include seborrheic keratoses, benign acquired nevi and solar lentigenes. |
| Halo nevi often undergo spontaneous involution, of ten with regression of the centrally located pigmented nevus. |
| Blue nevi smaller than to mm in diameter and stable for many years usually do not need excision. |
