title: Melanoma arising in nevus spilus.
abstract: Nevus spilus is a pigmented skin lesion composed of a pigmented macule on which darker lesions appear at a later stage. There are an increasing number of reports of malignant melanoma occurring within these lesions, leading to greater concern regarding the malignant potential of these lesions. We describe the case of a fatal malignant melanoma arising in a congenital nevus spilus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, New York 10029, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Schutzer
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Tangoren
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Rudolph
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*