Management of Flat Pigmented Spitz and Reed Nevi in Children

JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Nov 1;154(11):1353-1354. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.3013.

Authors

Aimilios Lallas¹, Zoe Apalla¹, Chryssoula Papageorgiou¹, George Evangelou², Dimitrios Ioannides¹, Giuseppe Argenziano³

Affiliations

¹ First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
² Dermatology Department, University Hospital of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
³ Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy.

Abstract

This database study evaluated the efficacy of monitoring flat symmetric pigmented spitzoid-looking lesions in prepubertal children.

MeSH terms

Child
Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Management*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / diagnosis*
Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / surgery
Retrospective Studies
Skin / pathology*
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Skin Neoplasms / surgery