European Journal of Dermatology
MENUGiant congenital melanocytic nevus associated with cerebellar astrocytoma Volume 28, issue 2, March-April 2018
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Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2018.3218
- Page(s) : 254-5
- Published in: 2018
Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) result from the benign proliferation of melanocytic (nevus) cells in the epidermis, dermis, or other tissues [1]. Small lesions are most often inconsequential, however, giant CMN (GCMN) that have, or are predicted to attain, a diameter of at least 20 cm in adulthood can have a significant psychosocial impact on the patient due to its disfiguring appearance, and also have the potential to progress to neurocutaneous melanosis (NCM) and/or malignant melanoma (MM) [2]. [...]