Eruptive satellite vascular malformations after removal of a melanocytic naevus.
The development of satellite lesions after removal of a pyogenic granuloma is well known. However, it is unusual to see this complication after the removal of a non-angiomatous lesion. We describe a patient who developed multiple small vascular lesions after excision of a dermal melanocytic naevus on her back; new lesions continued to appear over the next 20 years. Little is known about the pathogenesis of eruptive lesions developing after excision of a primary tumour. Several hypotheses, such as the influence of mechanical forces, abnormalities in the vascular system and the existence of a circulating stimulatory factor, have been suggested.
Deroo
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Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium.
Eeckhout
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Naeyaert
J M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*