Changes in a mole

What is the difference in architectural changes in a mole and atypia? These terms are from a pathology report.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Architectural changes in a mole is in regards to a dysplastic nevi(mole). Dysplastic mole is a mole whose appearance is different from that of common moles. A dysplastic nevus is either having or not having architectural atypica, and having (mild, moderate, or severe) cytologic (melanocytic) atypia. Usually, cytologic atypia is of more important clinical concern than architectural atypia. Atypia basically means abnormality in a cell.

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