Congenital Melanocytic Nevus

A 29-year-old man presented with headache and numbness in his right face and right upper extremity. He had a large congenital melanocytic nevus involving the chest, upper extremities, neck, and lower part of his face. A 29-year-old man presented with headache and numbness in his right face and right...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 369; no. 3; p. 264
Main Authors Gangireddy, Venu Gopala Reddy, Coleman, Teresa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Massachusetts Medical Society 18.07.2013
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Case reports
Headache
Metastasis
Neck
Nevus
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Summary:A 29-year-old man presented with headache and numbness in his right face and right upper extremity. He had a large congenital melanocytic nevus involving the chest, upper extremities, neck, and lower part of his face. A 29-year-old man presented with headache and numbness in his right face and right upper extremity. He had a large congenital melanocytic nevus involving the chest, upper extremities, neck, and lower part of his face (Panels A and B). He also had multiple, small, satellite nevi that had been present since childhood on other parts of his body. Magnetic resonance imaging of the head with gadolinium showed a homogeneously enhancing tumor of the medial left frontoparietal lobe (Panel C, arrow). The patient subsequently underwent craniotomy with tumor removal. Histopathological analysis of the resected mass showed a melanocytic neoplasm of intermediate . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMicm1204915