Open AccessGiant Congenital Melanocytic Naevi: review of literature
Author(s) -
Andrea Marchesi,
F. Leone,
Laura Sala,
R. Gazzola,
Luca Vaienti
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatria medica e chirurgica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.336
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2420-7748
pISSN - 0391-5387
DOI - 10.4081/pmc.2012.3
Subject(s) - medicine , malignant transformation , congenital melanocytic nevus , skin grafting , dermatology , surgical excision , tissue expansion , nevus , surgery , melanoma , pathology , cancer research
Giant congenital pigmented naevi is a great reconstructive challenge for the pediatric and plastic surgeons. Due to the increased risk of malignant transformation in such lesions, many procedures have been used to remove giant congenital naevi like dermoabrasion, laser treatment or surgical excision combined with reconstruction through skin expansion or skin grafting; among these, only a complete excision can offer an efficacious treatment. In our centre we use the "tissue expansion" technique in order to achieve a sufficient quantity of normal skin to perform a both staged and radical excision of these giant lesions.