Congenital giant melanocytic nevi

Nevi are common skin tumors caused by abnormal overgrowth of cells from the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin. Most nevi are benign, but some pre-cancerous nevi must be monitored or removed. The giant congenital nevus is greater than 10 cm in size, pigmented and often hairy. Between 4% and 6%...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hashmi, Ghulam S, Ahmed, Syed S, Khan, Shahla
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21139903
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rt.2009.e9
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Sumario:Nevi are common skin tumors caused by abnormal overgrowth of cells from the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin. Most nevi are benign, but some pre-cancerous nevi must be monitored or removed. The giant congenital nevus is greater than 10 cm in size, pigmented and often hairy. Between 4% and 6% of these lesions will develop into a malignant melanoma. Since approximately 50% of the melanoma develop by the age of two, and 80% by the age of seven, early removal is recommended. The objective of this paper is to present a unique case of giant nevi and their surgical management.

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