Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus in a Chinese Newborn
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Giant congenital melanocytic nevus*
Giant congenital melanocytic nevus is usually defined as a melanocytic lesion present at birth that will reach a diameter ≥ 20 cm in adulthood. Its incidence is estimated in <1:20,000 newborns. Despite its rarity, this lesion is important because it may associate with severe complications such as malignant melanoma, affect the central nervous system (neurocutaneous melanosis), and have major ps...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1178-7015
DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s308725