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Giant melanocytic nevus with malignant melanoma: a rare disorder in a black African child
Author(s) -
Katibi Oludolapo Sherifat,
Ogunbiyi Adebola,
Brown Biobele Jotham,
Adeyemi Oyedeji Oladele
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/ijd.12503
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , melanoma , melanocytic nevus , congenital melanocytic nevus , nevus , black african , cancer research , ethnology , history
Giant congenital melanocytic nevus ( GCMN ) is rare in babies of African descent. Unfortunately, it has an increased potential for malignant transformation. Report A 3‐year‐old female child presented with a 6‐month history of multiple nodules on an existing giant congenital melanocytic nevus and swelling in the right axilla of four weeks duration. Skin biopsy of the nodular skin lesions was in keeping with a metastatic malignant melanoma (Clark stage 4). She completed a full course of chemotherapy but subsequently died four months after presentation. Conclusion Patients with large GCMN should be counseled and followed up appropriately to improve and prolong life.