Melanocytic nevus natural history
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Editors-In-Chief: Martin I. Newman, M.D., FACS, Cleveland Clinic Florida, [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qurrat-ul-ain Abid, M.D.[2]; Michel C. Samson, M.D., FRCSC, FACS [3]
Overview
Vast majority of moles are benign. Nonetheless, the National (U.S.) Cancer Institute reported 59,940 new cases of melanoma by June, 2007, with 8,110 deaths.[1]
Natural history of congenital melanocytic nevi
- CMN grows as the child grows, with an approximate increase in size from infancy to adulthood in different regions of the body as follows:[2]
- Head – 1.7-fold
- Trunk and upper extremities – 2.8-fold
- Lower extremities – 3.3-fold
Complications
Experts say that vast majority of moles are benign. Nonetheless, the National (U.S.) Cancer Institute reported 59,940 new cases of melanoma by June, 2007, with 8,110 deaths.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma
- ↑ Marghoob AA, Schoenbach SP, Kopf AW, Orlow SJ, Nossa R, Bart RS (February 1996). "Large congenital melanocytic nevi and the risk for the development of malignant melanoma. A prospective study". Arch Dermatol. 132 (2): 170–5. PMID 8629825.
- ↑ http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma