Making sense of the dysplastic nevus controversy. A unifying perspective

There is currently much confusion regarding the "dysplastic nevus." There is justification for this confusion, given the abundance of seemingly contradictory statements in the literature. This article proposes a unifying perspective that can help reconcile seemingly contradictory statements and decrease confusion regarding the "dysplastic nevus." The proposed unifying perspective suggests that the "dysplastic nevus" does not exist in nature as a distinct clinical-pathologic entity, but that there is probably legitimacy to the concept of a "dysplastic nevus."