Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi in Neonates: Report of Two Cases

• Main Authors: Jen-Chung Chien (Author), Dau-Ming Niu (Author), Mao-Shan Wang (Author), Ming-Tzen Liu (Author), Jiing-Feng Lirng (Author), Shu-Jen Chen (Author), Betau Hwang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Giant congenital melanocytic nevi are rare, with an estimated incidence of approximately 1 in 20,000 live births. They increase the lifetime risk for malignant melanoma and neurological deficits, including leptomeningeal melanocytosis and epilepsy. Recently, we encountered two patients in whom giant...