Giant congenital melanocytic nevi: 40 years of experience with the serial excision technique
Título del documento: Giant congenital melanocytic nevi: 40 years of experience with the serial excision technique
Revista: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000408879
ISSN: 0365-0596
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Centro de Cirurgia Dermatologica, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Mar-Abr
Volumen: 92
Número: 2
Paginación: 259-262
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Although giant congenital melanocytic nevus is a rare lesion, it causes significant deformity and carries a risk of malignant degeneration. Different surgical techniques for the lesion removal are described, including serial resection, resection with skin grafting, and resection and coverage with expanded skin flap (skin expanders). The aim of this study is to report the author's 40 years of experience with cases requiring at least 4 serial excisions to complete the treatment. Serial resection is an effective, safe, and simple technique that requires a lot of patience. Treatment often results in a single linear scar, requires no donor sites, nor large flaps. It is not subject to potencial complications of expanders and avoid aesthetic deformities depending on the location
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Cirugía,
Dermatología,
Oncología,
Neoplasias cutáneas,
Nevo melanocítico,
Nevo pigmentado,
Excisión quirúrgica,
Resección quirúrgica
Keyword: Medicine,
Dermatology,
Oncology,
Surgery,
Cutaneous neoplasms,
Melanocytic nevus,
Pigmented nevus,
Surgical excision,
Surgical resection
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