Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2012 Jul 31;2(3):203a10.
doi: 10.5826/dpc.0203a10. Print 2012 Jul.

Changes of melanocytic lesions inducedby Melanotan injections and sun bed use ina teenage patient with FAMMM syndrome

Graham W Sivyer
Case Reports

Changes of melanocytic lesions inducedby Melanotan injections and sun bed use ina teenage patient with FAMMM syndrome

Graham W Sivyer. Dermatol Pract Concept. .

Abstract

A 16-year-old girl presented with general skin tanning, multiple dark melanocytic nevi and an enlarging nevus in her left groin following self-injections of Melanotan 2 and attending a UV tanning studio. She had been referred by her GP who was concerned that some of the darkened nevi were potentially malignant.

Keywords: Melanotan; UV tanning; atypical mole; dysplastic nevus; familial atypical mole and malignant melanoma syndrome.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical view of the nevus on the patients’ left groin. [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dermatoscopic view. [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathologic section of the nevus shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2. According to the histopathologic report, the “sections show a dysplastic compound nevus with moderate cytoarchitectural atypia.” [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathologic section of the nevus shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2. According to the histopathologic report, the “sections show a dysplastic compound nevus with moderate cytoarchitectural atypia.” [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
Figure 4
Figure 4
Baseline (A, B) and corresponding follow-up images (C, D) after three months. On clinical examination, the patient’s skin color was much paler and the moles had lightened in color. [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
Figure 4
Figure 4
Baseline (A, B) and corresponding follow-up images (C, D) after three months. On clinical examination, the patient’s skin color was much paler and the moles had lightened in color. [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
Figure 4
Figure 4
Baseline (A, B) and corresponding follow-up images (C, D) after three months. On clinical examination, the patient’s skin color was much paler and the moles had lightened in color. [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
Figure 4
Figure 4
Baseline (A, B) and corresponding follow-up images (C, D) after three months. On clinical examination, the patient’s skin color was much paler and the moles had lightened in color. [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
Figure 5
Figure 5
Dermatoscopy at baseline (A) and after three-month follow-up (B). The network had lightened considerably. [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
Figure 5
Figure 5
Dermatoscopy at baseline (A) and after three-month follow-up (B). The network had lightened considerably. [Copyright: ©2012 Sivyer.]
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. NIH Consensus Conference Diagnosis and treatment of early melanoma. JAMA. 1992;268(10):1314–9. - PubMed
    1. Elder DE, Goldman LI, Goldman SC, Greene MH, Clark WH., Jr Dysplastic nevus syndrome: a phenotypic association of sporadic cutaneous melanoma. Cancer. 1980;46(8):1787–94. - PubMed
    1. International Agency for Research on Cancer Working Group on artificial ultraviolet (UV) light and skin cancer The association of use of sunbeds with cutaneous malignant melanoma and other skin cancers: a systematic review. Int J Cancer. 2007;120:1116–22. - PubMed
    1. Cooke KR, Spears GF, Elder DE, Green MH. Dysplastic nevi in a population-based survey. Cancer. 1989;63(6):1240–4. - PubMed
    1. Kanzler MH, Swelter SM. Malignant melanoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;48(5):780–3. - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources