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Naevus spilus as a precursor of cutaneous melanoma: report of a case and literature review
Author(s) -
BORREGO L.,
SANTANA J.HERNANDEZ,
BAEZ O.,
HERNANDEZ B.HERNANDEZ
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb01261.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , melanoma , congenital melanocytic nevus , nevus of ota , nevus , pathology , cancer research
Summary Naevus spilus is defined as a melanocytic macule in which there are dark maculopapular speckles. We describe a patient with a superficial spreading malignant melanoma arising in a congenital naevus spilus, and review the literature on this association.