Placental nevus cells associated with giant congenital pigmented nevi.
We present an infant born with a giant congenital pigmented nevus. The placenta revealed nests of nevus cells in the chorionic villi on the fetal side of circulation. These findings are consistent with four reports in the literature to date.
Antaya
R J
RJ
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, Louisiana 71459-6000, USA.
Keller
R A
RA
Wilkerson
J A
JA
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology