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
. 2023 Jan 1;13(1):e2023059.
doi: 10.5826/dpc.1301a59.

Diving Into the Blue: A Case of Melanoma Arising in a Giant Congenital Blue Nevus During Pregnancy

Alex Curti  1 , Simonetta Piana  2 , Maria Banzi  3 , Fabio Castagnetti  4 , Michela Lai  1   5   6 , Caterina Longo  1   5
Affiliations

Diving Into the Blue: A Case of Melanoma Arising in a Giant Congenital Blue Nevus During Pregnancy

Alex Curti et al. Dermatol Pract Concept. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: None.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Clinical picture of a giant congenital blue nevus, involving the right latero-cervical region and extending to preauricular skin and to the scalp; (inset) clinical picture showing a firm solid mass, developed during pregnancy on the right latero-cervical region on congenital blue nevus. (B) Skin and soft tissue biopsy specimen showing intensely pigmented fusiform proliferation of melanocytes with mitotic figures and necrosis, finding consistent with melanoma.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Kyrgidis A, Lallas A, Moscarella E, Longo C, Alfano R, Argenziano G. Does pregnancy influence melanoma prognosis? A meta-analysis. Melanoma Res. 2017;27(4):289–299. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000334. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Ribero S, Longo C, Dika E, et al. Pregnancy and melanoma: a European-wide survey to assess current management and a critical literature overview. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017;31(1):65–69. doi: 10.1111/jdv.13722. - DOI - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources