Hashmi Ghulam S, Ahmed Syed S, Khan Shahla
Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India;
Rare Tumors. 2009 Jul 22;1(1):e9. doi: 10.4081/rt.2009.e9.
Nevi are common skin tumors caused by abnormal overgrowth of cells from the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin. Most nevi are benign, but some pre-cancerous nevi must be monitored or removed. The giant congenital nevus is greater than 10 cm in size, pigmented and often hairy. Between 4% and 6% of these lesions will develop into a malignant melanoma. Since approximately 50% of the melanoma develop by the age of two, and 80% by the age of seven, early removal is recommended. The objective of this paper is to present a unique case of giant nevi and their surgical management.