There are two basic kinds of medical test results: 1  Tests that give yes or no answers (usually used for diagnostic purposes) 2  Tests that give relative results, as in measuring something to be higher or lower, bigger or smaller than before, or inside or outside a normal range.
Top 10 unbelievable historical concurrencies. A junctional nevus, sometimes called a mole, is a type of benign, or non-cancerous, skin growth. It is typically dark brown, flattish and rounded in appearance.
A choroidal melanoma is a malignant tumor of the retina. It may spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body and can be fatal. It may be difficult for your eye doctor to differentiate a choroidal nevus from an ocular melanoma. As a retinal specialist, I am often asked to examine patients to make that differentiation.