Centre of Research Excellence for the Study of Naevi

大多数黑色素瘤生长在先前存在的称为痣的皮肤良性肿瘤的附近或内部。许多研究表明，一个人身上的痣数量可以预测他们患黑色素瘤的风险。在儿童和成人中，新的雀斑形态和现有的雀斑形态都会定期变化。虽然之前旨在减轻黑色素瘤负担的工作主要集中在恶性肿瘤上，但通过研究良性肿瘤(如痣)，可以从增加我们对肿瘤发生机制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.