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The Development of Two Different Malignancies in a Patient with Large Congenital Melanocytic Nevus
Author(s) -
AMBROS TADEU,
FURIAN ROQUE,
RICCARDI FELICE
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01398.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , congenital melanocytic nevus , melanoma , nevus , melanocytic nevus , dermatology , pathology , cancer research
Patients with large congenital melanocytic nevus (LCMN) have a high risk of developing malignant melanoma (MM) and other malignancies. We report a case of a mesenchymal malignancy that best fit the diagnosis of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor and subsequent development of a MM developing from a LCMN. There are no previous reports of a second primary malignant neoplasm arising from a LCMN.