| Literature DB >> 26379904 |
Zhiwei Shang1, Tao Dai2, Yongqiang Ren3.
Abstract
Giant congenital melanocytic nevi (GCMN) are rare conditions that defined as melanocytic lesion recognized at birth, which will reach a diameter larger than 20 cm, and they occur in about 1 per 500,000 newborns. Despite its rarity, they may associate with severe abnormalities like spina bifida occulta, meningocele, club foot and hypertrophy or atrophy of deeper structures of a limb, Carney complex, premature aging syndromes, neurofibroma, vitiligo, lipoma and dysplasia of bilateral hip impact on the patient. In this case, we report a 3-years-old male child presenting a GCMN with large, blackish, and thick nevus covering over the entire neck, back, and lower to the waist level. We highlight the importance of proper histopathological examination of the biopsy taken from the single huge nodule which revealed features of both neurofibroma and lipoma coexisting. The objective of this paper is to report a rare case with the clinical and pathologic findings.Entities:
Keywords: Giant congenital melanocytic nevi; lipoma; neurofibroma
Year: 2015 PMID: 26379904 PMCID: PMC4565287
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Clin Exp Med ISSN: 1940-5901