Congenital melanocytic nevi management: question
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016), Articles
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016)

Congenital melanocytic nevi management: question

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https://doi.org/10.7363/050127
Published 2016-03-30
Stefania Guida
Dermatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Giacomo Giovanni Urtis
Istituto DermoEstetico (IDE), Milan, Italy
Giuseppe Rubino
Istituto DermoEstetico (IDE), Milan, Italy
Giovanni Pellacani
Dermatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Francesca Farnetani
Dermatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Keywords

melanocytic nevi
congenital nevi
melanoma
management

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Guida, S., Urtis, G. G., Rubino, G., Pellacani, G., & Farnetani, F. (2016). Congenital melanocytic nevi management: question. Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine (JPNIM), 5(1), e050127. https://doi.org/10.7363/050127
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Abstract

A 12-year-old girl presented to our attention for a pigmented lesion having greatest diameter of 2.5 cm, located on her left forehead, involving the ipsilateral eyebrow. This lesion had appeared as a flat brown macule at birth. With passing years, the lesion showed an increased diameter and thickness and it became progressively darker.

1. What reasons can justify the excision of congenital melanocytic nevi?

2. Which treatment do you think would be more appropriate?

3. Is there a right age to remove a congenital melanocytic nevus?

https://doi.org/10.7363/050127
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