Giant congenital melanocytic nevi successfully treated with combined laser therapy

Autor:	Jagdish Sakhiya, Dhruv Sakhiya, Mehul Patel, Feral Daruwala
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	congenital melanocytic nevi giant congenital melanocytic nevi malignant melanoma Dermatology RL1-803
Zdroj:	Indian Dermatology Online Journal, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 79-82 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2229-5178
DOI:	10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_107_19
Popis:	Congenital melanocytic nevi are benign proliferations of cutaneous melanocytes that arise as a result of abnormal growth, development, or migration of melanoblasts. Clinically, the giant congenital nevus is greater than 20 cm in size, pigmented and often hairy. The risk of malignant melanoma for the giant nevi is almost 6%. Fifty percent of the melanomas develop by the age of 2 years and, 80% of the melanomas develop by the age of 7 years. Hence, early management is of paramount importance. Herein, we present a case of giant nevi along with a review of the literature in order to bring awareness among clinicians towards this rare albeit significant entity.
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