Pigmented nevus of the fingernail matrix; report of a case.
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Two cases of divided nevus spilus and a case of divided form of spotted grouped pigmented nevus are reported. In this group, flat melanotic macules around the eyes were located on the opposite parts of the upper and lower eyelids. The macules were divided by the palpebral fissure when the lids were open, and the two halves of the lesions formed a unit when the lids were closed. Case presentation as such may be intriguing in the clarification of the developmental relation between aberrantly differentiated melanin synthesizing cells and normal melanocytes.
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The plasma levels of tyrosine and the lipid peroxidation intermediate malonic dialdehyde (MDA) were measured in children with pigmental nevus and melanoma. They were found to have antioxidative protective failure. The presence of pigmental nevus predetermines the high incidence of tyrosine metabolic abnormalities. In children with pigmental nevus and melanoma, there was an impairment in the correlation of the parameters of tyrosine metabolism, the rate of free radical lipid peroxidation processes, and the status of the antioxidative system. The findings suggest that children with pigmental nevus may be referred to as a high cancer risk group and monitoring of these parameters should be recommended at follow-up of pigmental nevi.
A 36-year-old female had a giant congenital pigmented nevus on her anterior trunk. She complained of muscle weakness of the right arm and leg in August 1988, and she was admitted to our hospital to take medical examinations in September 1988. Neurological examination revealed right hemiparesis and exaggerated deep tendon reflexes. Three small falx meningiomas were shown on CT scans and MR images, but they did not appear to be causes of her symptoms. CT-myelography and MR images revealed an intradural extramedullary tumor spreading from the foramen magnum to C2. Oncotomy and C1 laminectomy were performed. Histological finding was compatible with transitional meningioma. Neurological symptoms markedly improved after operation. This patient is considered as a case of neurocutaneous syndrome with central nervous system tumors. Considering that both giant pigmented nevus and meningioma originate from neural crest, they appear to be closely related each other. Such a combination of giant pigmented nevus and meningioma has not yet been reported.
We have developed a modality of treatment of giant pigmented nevus of intradermal type. This method involves application of autologous cultured dermal substitute (CDS), followed by grafting of epidermis separated from the patient's nevus skin. To prepare the wound bed, autologous CDS was applied onto a full-thickness skin defect after complete excision of the nevus. The excised nevus skin was preserved for 1 week, after which the epidermis was separated from the nevus skin by enzymatic treatment with dispase. The epidermis thus obtained was grafted onto the resulting wound bed. This procedure was used to treat a giant pigmented nevus on a 7-year-old patient. The grafted region was soft with good tone 1 year after epidermis grafting. These results indicate that the present method can achieve complete excision of giant nevus, with esthetically acceptable results, although it requires careful monitoring for a long time.
A giant pigmented nevus (GPN) was present in only one of identical twins. Proof of the identical twinship was based on blood group and HLA system findings. The time of appearance of GPN malformation is assumed to be during early embryologic life. Despite previous opinions to the contrary, we suggest that there is no genetic transmission in GPN.
We describe a case with congenital giant pigmented nevus and intracranial arteriovenous malformation. This association should be included in the spectrum of neurocutaneous syndromes related to congenital giant pigmented nevus.
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