Cutaneous melanoma associated with naevi prevalence: A 15-year cross-sectional retrospective study.

CONCLUSIONS: NAM represent a small percentage of melanomas (8.4%) compared to de novo melanoma. NAM appeared to be significantly more common in younger age and more frequently involved the trunk, being associated with an overall better prognosis, due to a lower mean Breslow thickness respect to de novo melanoma. PMID: 31603538 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Australasian Journal of Dermatology - October 10, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: Scalvenzi M, Megna M, Costa C, Fabbrocini G, Villani A, Greco V Tags: Australas J Dermatol Source Type: research