title: Typical halo nevi in childhood: is a biopsy necessary?
abstract: We sent questionnaires to pediatric dermatologists inquiring whether anyone had seen a child with halo nevi that developed into melanoma. None of the respondents reported having seen such a development. We conclude that typical halo nevi in children are usually benign and a skin biopsy is probably not necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lockhart
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Mallory
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires