Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi Successfully Treated with Combined Laser Therapy

Jagdish Sakhiya; Dhruv Sakhiya; Mehul Patel; Feral Daruwala

doi:10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_107_19

Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi Successfully Treated with Combined Laser Therapy

Indian Dermatol Online J. 2020 Jan 13;11(1):79-82. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_107_19. eCollection 2020 Jan-Feb.

Authors

Jagdish Sakhiya¹, Dhruv Sakhiya^{1

2}, Mehul Patel¹, Feral Daruwala¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology. Sakhiya Skin Clinic PVT LTD, Surat, Gujarat, India.
² B.J. Medical College, New Civil Hospital Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Abstract

Congenital melanocytic nevi are benign proliferations of cutaneous melanocytes that arise as a result of abnormal growth, development, or migration of melanoblasts. Clinically, the giant congenital nevus is greater than 20 cm in size, pigmented and often hairy. The risk of malignant melanoma for the giant nevi is almost 6%. Fifty percent of the melanomas develop by the age of 2 years and, 80% of the melanomas develop by the age of 7 years. Hence, early management is of paramount importance. Herein, we present a case of giant nevi along with a review of the literature in order to bring awareness among clinicians towards this rare albeit significant entity.

Keywords: Congenital melanocytic nevi; giant congenital melanocytic nevi; malignant melanoma.

Publication types

Case Reports