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Naevus spilus as a precursor of cutaneous melanoma: report of a case and literature review

1994; Oxford University Press; Volume: 19; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb01261.x

1365-2230

Leopoldo Borrego, Javier Hernández Santana, O. Baez, Buenaventura Hernández,

melanin and skin pigmentation

Naevus spilus is defined as a melanocytic macule in which there are dark maculopapular speckles. We describe a patient with a superficial spreading malignant melanoma arising in a congenital naevus spilus, and review the literature on this association.