MELANOMA ARISING IN NEVUS-SPILUS

Authors
WEINBERG EM SCHUTZER PJ HARRIS RM TANGOREN IA SOOD S RUDOLPH RI
Citation
Em. Weinberg et al., MELANOMA ARISING IN NEVUS-SPILUS, Cutis, 61(5), 1998, pp. 287-289
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Cutis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00114162
Volume
61
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
287 - 289
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-4162(1998)61:5<287:MAIN>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Nevus spilus is a pigmented skin lesion composed of a pigmented macule on which darker lesions appear at a later stage. There are an increas ing number of reports of malignant melanoma occurring within these les ions, leading to greater concern regarding the malignant potential of these lesions. We describe the case of a fatal malignant melanoma aris ing in a congenital nevus spilus.