Abstract
5/2021
vol. 38
Letter to the Editor
A case of two foci of primary melanoma with metastasis to the skin in giant congenital melanocytic nevi
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Second Chair of Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2021; XXXVIII (5): 901-902
Online publish date: 2021/11/05
Congenital melanocytic nevi are moles that are present at birth or arise within the first weeks of life [1]. They vary in size, from small, medium to very large or giant ones (more than 20 cm in diameter) [1, 2]. Giant congenital melanocytic nevi occur in approximately 1 in 20 000–50 000 newborns [3]. It is established in the literature that patients with giant melanocytic nevus have an elevated risk of developing melanoma, which ranges from 2% to 42% in the literature [1–3]. To date, no universal guidelines to treat giant melanocytic nevi have been given [3].
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