title: Malignant melanoma arising in a nevus spilus.
abstract: Malignant melanoma arising within a nevus spilus is rare. Nevus spilus is characterized by darkly pigmented macules and papules with background hyperpigmention. We report a 65-year-old woman who presented with a melanoma arising in a nevus spilus that had been present since birth.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Angit
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khirwadkar
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Azurdia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome