Skin-Melanocytic Tumors - Divided / kissing nevus

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Skin-Melanocytic Tumors

Divided / kissing nevus

Last major update: November 2008 - next update November 2009

Revised: 28 June 2009

Author: Nat Pernick, M.D., PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

Definition

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● Rare type of congenital nevus usually involving upper and lower eyelids of one eye

● Also called split ocular nevus

Epidemiology

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● May also appear after birth

● May involve penis (Clin Exp Dermatol 2004;29:471)

Treatment and prognosis

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● Surgery for cosmetic reasons and to prevent later malignant change (In Vivo 2007;21:137, J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2007;60:260)

Clinical images

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Involvement of upper and

lower lids and medial canthus

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