Centre of Research Excellence for the Study of Naevi

大多数黑色素瘤生长在称为痣的皮肤良性肿瘤附近或内部。许多研究表明，一个人痣的数量预测他们发展黑色素瘤的风险。新的痣和现有的痣在儿童和成人中经常变化。虽然以前的工作旨在减少黑色素瘤的负担集中在恶性肿瘤上，但通过研究良性肿瘤如痣，可以从增加我们对肿瘤发生的理解中学到很多东西。

Most melanomas grow adjacent to or within pre-existing benign neoplasms of the skin called naevi. Many studies have shown that the number of nevi on an individual predicts their risk of developing melanoma. New naevi form and existing ones change regularly in children and also adults. While previous work aimed to reduce the burden of melanoma has focussed on malignant tumours, much can be learned from increasing our understanding of tumorigenesis by studying benign tumours such as naevi.