A study of melanocytic naevi was carried out in southern Spain to examine the relationship between numbers of naevi at different body sites as predictors of whole-body naevus count and to determine whether the naevus count on the arms is valid for identifying the risk factors for total naevi. Subjects were the control group from a case-control study on risk factors for cutaneous melanoma. They ...

Tso S, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-222002 Description Spindle cell tumour of Reed is a benign melanocytic naevus which usually presents as a deeply pigmented mole. It is more commonly found on the lower extremities of young girls. It is an uncommon naevus but its incidence and prevalence are not known. A Reed naevus typically goes through a rapid initial growth phrase before ...

The case of a 5-month-old black female child with a linear sebaceous naevus syndrome and multiple congenital anomalies is presented. Ocular malformations consisted of colobomatous changes of the lid and retina, dermoid of the conjunctiva, chorioretinal changes, and peripapillary atrophy of the optic nerve. Systemic findings included midline cleft of the secondary palate with involvement by the ...

ADVANTAGESOVEREXISTING TECHNOLOGY Early detection of melanoma is the single most promising strategy to cut mortality rates of this disorder.1 Thus far, most skin disease is diagnosed by simple visual inspection and biopsy. Two factors directly influence clinical practice and patient management: first, the ability to identify lesions correctly that have the potential to be melanoma; and second, ...

Sir, The coexistence of more than one neoplasm in a single cutaneous specimen is relatively uncommon and has been defined as a collision or compound tumour (1, 2). Although some of these collision tumours may arise from the involvement of related cell types, most occur by chance (1). Melanocytic naevus has been reported as occurring associated with several different tumour types (1, 3). The ass...