Malignant melanoma arising in congenital melanocytic nevi: clinical and dermoscopic challenges

• Main Authors: Fatma Pelin Cengiz (Author), Nazan Emiroglu (Author), Anil Gulsel Bahali (Author), Ozlem Su (Author), Nahide Onsun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) are visible pigmented lesions in the skin that are present at birth. CMN are benign malformations resulting from defective development of melanocyte precursors in the embryo. Six MMs from six patients were analyzed by clinical and dermoscopic examination. Of the pat...