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1561595

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
Large congenital nevi present a difficult therapeutic problem, since the surgeon must seek to achieve two objectives: To minimize the risk of malignancy; To obtain an acceptable cosmetic result. The first objective calls for early and radical excision of all pigmented areas; this may be impossible because of the operative risk, and the risk of leaving the patient with a deformity or disfiguring scars. The cosmetic indication may justify less aggressive surgery. Relatively new experience indicates that removal of the superficial layers of the nevus shortly after birth is followed by healing with non-pigmented or much less pigmented skin. By combining the removal of the superficial layers of skin with full-thickness resections and reconstructive plastic surgery, it is possible in most cases to achieve a favourable cosmetic result and, at the same time, reduce risk of early malignancy. Wherever possible, the surgical treatment should be completed before the age of five or six years in order to prevent long-lasting psychologic and social effects of the nevus deformity.
pubmed:language
nor
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0029-2001
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
112
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
752-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[Treatment of large congenital pigmented nevi].
pubmed:affiliation
Plastisk kirurgisk avdeling, Rikshospitalet, Oslo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract