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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for "nevus," "pigmented," atypical OR "nevus," pigmented
  1. ... to grow as the child grows. A giant pigmented nevus is larger than 15 inches (40 centimeters) once it stops growing. ... of the brain and spinal cord when the nevus affects a very large area ... pigmented or melanocytic nevi are common in children and ...
  2. A birthmark is a skin marking that is present at birth. Birthmarks include cafe-au-lait spots, moles, and Mongolian spots. Birthmarks ...
  3. ... than one centimeter to the giant "bathing trunk" nevus, which covers a large area of the body. Skin texture may range from normal to raised, nodular to irregular, and they are frequently darkly pigmented. Melanomas may develop more easily in congenital nevi.
  4. ... the skin surface. These are called vascular birthmarks. Pigmented ... capillary hemangioma, hemangioma simplex) may develop several ...