title: Giant congenital composite melanocytic nevus on the face and scalp: treatment by multiple resections and grafting.
abstract: Surgical ablation of a giant congenital composite melanocytic nevus on a good part of the side of the face and scalp in a series of operations is described and illustrated. It was technically and cosmetically successful.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous