English: Converted to JPG with Gimp from the hi-res TIFF file.
From an unknown location on this patient’s body, this image depicts a pigmented cutaneous lesion that was diagnosed as a congenital nevus. Note the variable coloration, and slightly irregular border of this nevus.
Congenital nevi are characterized by the following criteria:
- These cutaneous lesions may be small or large
- When small, these nevi present an unknown risk of malignant melanoma (MM)
- The prophylactic removal of these nevi during a patient’s teen years is probably reasonable
Date
Source
CDC PHIL, #13442
Author
CDC/ Carl Washington, M.D., Emory Univ. School of Medicine; Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH
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