Giant congenital melanocytic nevus (bathing trunk nevus) associated with lipoma and neurofibroma: Report of two cases

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 495-498

  Bhagwat, P V ^a   Tophakhane, R S ^a   Shashikumar, B M ^b   Noronha, Tonita ^a   Naidu, Varna ^a  

^a Dharwad and Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

^b Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Bathing trunk nevus; Lipoma; Neurofibroma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHEEK; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL NEVUS; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CORNEA; DERMIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXCISION; EYE EXAMINATION; FACE; FEMALE; FOREARM; GENITAL SYSTEM; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HAIR; HAMARTOMA; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTRICHOSIS; INDIA; KNEE; LEG; LIPOMA; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; NEUROFIBROMA; NEVUS CELL; OCCULT SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; PAPULE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCLERA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN NODULE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKINFOLD; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THIGH; THORAX; TISSUE GROWTH; TRUNK; URINALYSIS;

CHILD; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70349416610     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.55394     Document Type: Article

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