Presentation of a Patient with a Giant Congenital Pigmented Melanocytic Nevus

Noemí Batista Muñoz; Yorlin Céspedes Fonseca; Sonia Peregrín Rodríguez; Onelia M Hernández Marrero

2012, Number 1

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Correo Científico Médico 2012; 16 (1)

Presentation of a Patient with a Giant Congenital Pigmented Melanocytic Nevus

Batista MN, Céspedes FY, Peregrín RS, Hernández MOM

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ABSTRACT

A 6 year-old patient with clinical diagnosis of giant congenital pigmented melanocytic nevus was presented, with the objective of describing the patients´ clinical behavior as well as to make emphasis on the care that should be follow by the specialists because of the diseases can caused this kind of disease such as developing such as melanoma and less probably melanosis neurocutaneous.

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