Cutaneous melanoma risk and phenotypic changes in large congenital nevi: a follow-up study of 46 patients.

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70264-6

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Cutaneous melanoma risk and phenotypic changes in large congenital nevi: a follow-up study of 46 patients.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Dec 1998

Egan C L, Oliveria S A, Elenitsas R, Hanson J, Halpern A C

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BACKGROUND: Large congenital melanocytic nevi may undergo malignant transformation. Few prospective studies have evaluated the incidence of melanoma in large congenital nevi or have described how their phenotypic characteristics change over time. OBJECTIVE: We attempted to ascertain the incidence...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Melanoma
Nevus, Pigmented
Phenotype
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Skin Neoplasms

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