title: Giant congenital melanocytic nevus with placental involvement: long-term follow-up of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: We describe a case of giant congenital melanocytic nevus with placental villous involvement in an otherwise uncomplicated pregnancy. Only four similar cases have been reported in the world literature. Nevomelanocytes were found in both villous stoma and fetal capillaries. No neonatal or maternal adverse effects were observed 5 years after diagnosis in the present case.
authors.affiliation: Histopathologic Institute of Loverval, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jauniaux
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Meeus
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verellen
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lachapelle
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hustin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*