Snapshot A 40-year-old woman with no significant past medical history is bothered by several brown moles. She started noticing them in the past year and notes that they have not changed in size. There is one mole in particular that is bothersome to her, cosmetically, because it is large. She denies any family history of skin cancer, but recalls seeing similar moles on her mother. She opts to use cryotherapy to remove the lesions. Introduction Common, benign persistent epidermal proliferations with variable appearances Can mimic malignancies, especially melanoma Genetics login to view 1 more bullet Epidemiology login to view 2 more bullets Associated conditions login to view 3 more bullets Prognosis login to view 1 more bullet Presentation Symptoms login to view 1 more bullet Physical exam login to view 8 more bullets Evaluation If clinically mimicking skin cancer (e.g., with very dark pigmentation suspicious of melanoma) login to view 1 more bullet Differential Melanoma login to view 1 more bullet Treatment Medical login to view 6 more bullets