Malignant melanoma arising in congenital melanocytic nevi: clinical and dermoscopic challenges

Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) are visible pigmented lesions in the skin that are present at birth. CMN are benign malformations resulting from defective development of melanocyte precursors in the embryo. Six MMs from six patients were analyzed by clinical and dermoscopic examination. Of the pat...

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Main Authors: Fatma Pelin Cengiz, Nazan Emiroglu, Anil Gulsel Bahali, Ozlem Su, Nahide Onsun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Our Dermatology Online 2017-01-01
Series:Nasza Dermatologia Online
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Online Access:http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-1-8-malignant/