Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology  2010;17(1):147-151

A Case of Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi in a Neonate.

Seo Eun CHO 1 ; Lim CHOI ; Kyu Hee PARK ; Jang Hoon LEE ; Byung Min CHOI ; Young Sook HONG ; Kee Hwan YOO ; Joo Won LEE

Affiliations

+expand

Keywords

Nevus; Pigmented; Melanoma

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Giant congenital melanocytic nevi are very rare, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 20,000 live births. They have a high risk of malignant melanoma transformation and neurological deficits such as neurocutaneous melanocytosis and epilepsy. Early evaluation, surgical intervention and careful long term follow up are recommended to monitor for malignant transformation. We report one case of giant congenital melanocytic nevi diagnosed at birth with the related literatures.