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Melanocytomas are distinguished from melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential (MELTUMP) which are histopathologically indeterminate or uncertain tumors. In the setting of a broad lexicon for the reporting of melanocytic tumors, an assessment tool has been developed to map existing diverse terminologies into distinct hierarchical classes. The Melanocytic Pathology Assessment Tool and Hierarchy for Diagnosis (MPATH\u2010Dx) V2.0 provides a four\u2010tiered classification scheme that is tiered by risk of tumor progression and recommended treatment. The purpose of this review is to report these shifts in diagnostic terminology, discussed and reviewed at the annual workshop of the IMPSG, in Edinburg, Scotland, in November 2022. This discussion included the use of the term melanocytoma, and the use of the MPATH\u2010Dx V2.0 classification and terminology for melanocytic tumors. 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