CONGENITAL NEVUS

Course overview

CONGENITAL MELANOCYTIC NEVI ARE PIGMENTED LESIONS THAT ARE USUALLY PRESENT A BIRTH. THEY ARE GENERALLY BENIGN, BUT A SMALL PERCENTAGE (ESPECIALLY THE LARGER ONES) CAN POTENTIALLY TRANSFORM INTO MALIGNANT MELANOMA. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE COMMON FEATURES OF CONGENITAL NEVI, AS WELL AS THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACH THAT THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM SHOULD FOLLOW.