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Giant alopecic nodule of the scalp: unusual presentation of a cellular blue naevus in an adult
Author(s) -
McDONAGH A.J.G.,
LAING R.W.,
HARRINGTION C.I.,
GRIFFITHS R.W.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1992.tb00682.x
Subject(s) - scalp , malignancy , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , skull , abnormality , nodule (geology) , dermatology , pathology , anatomy , biology , surgery , paleontology , psychiatry
Summary A giant cellular blue naevus of the scalp is described in a man with presentation in the third decade of life. In contrast with previous reports of children with this condition, there was no abnormality of the underlying skull bones and no evidence of malignancy.