title: Dysplastic and congenital nevi.
abstract: The dysplastic nevus, both the sporadic and familial type, has a significant association with melanoma of the skin. The congenital nevus, which ranges in size from less than 1 cm to a giant hairy nevus, are treated primarily for aesthetic reasons and, in the giant variety, are also treated as a prophylaxis against the possibility of malignant change.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004416:Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods