TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of Congenital-Nevus-like Nevi, Nevi Spili, and Café au Lait Spots
AU - Kopf, Alfred W.
AU - Levine, Laurie J.
AU - Rigel, Darrell S.
AU - Friedman, Robert J.
AU - Levenstein, Marcia
PY - 1985/6
Y1 - 1985/6
N2 - To determine the clinical prevalence of medium-sized (1.5- to 19.9-cm-diameter) congenital-nevus-like nevi (CNLN), a consecutive series of 601 patients (mostly adults) had total cutaneous examinations. In this series, 15 (2.5%) were found to have such lesions. In addition, 14 (2.3%) had nevi spili and 83 (13.8%) had café au lait spots. All three types of lesions were equally represented in both sexes and tended to spare the head, neck, and upper extremities. Compared with CNLN, nevi spili were found to have significantly larger diameters and lower mean age, suggesting that these are different types of lesions. Some recommend the surgical removal of all congenital nevocytic nevi because of their malignant potential. Since it is not possible to clinically distinguish congenital nevocytic nevi and CNLN and since the observed prevalence of these lesions in adults is over four times that previously reported in newborns, such a recommendation becomes less feasible.
AB - To determine the clinical prevalence of medium-sized (1.5- to 19.9-cm-diameter) congenital-nevus-like nevi (CNLN), a consecutive series of 601 patients (mostly adults) had total cutaneous examinations. In this series, 15 (2.5%) were found to have such lesions. In addition, 14 (2.3%) had nevi spili and 83 (13.8%) had café au lait spots. All three types of lesions were equally represented in both sexes and tended to spare the head, neck, and upper extremities. Compared with CNLN, nevi spili were found to have significantly larger diameters and lower mean age, suggesting that these are different types of lesions. Some recommend the surgical removal of all congenital nevocytic nevi because of their malignant potential. Since it is not possible to clinically distinguish congenital nevocytic nevi and CNLN and since the observed prevalence of these lesions in adults is over four times that previously reported in newborns, such a recommendation becomes less feasible.
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U2 - 10.1001/archderm.1985.01660060080026
DO - 10.1001/archderm.1985.01660060080026
M3 - Article
C2 - 4004301
AN - SCOPUS:84943447857
SN - 0003-987X
VL - 121
SP - 766
EP - 769
JO - Archives of Dermatology
JF - Archives of Dermatology
IS - 6
ER -