What is it about?
Neurocutaneous Melanosis in Infancy
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Why is it important?
Neurocutaneous melanosis is a rare and complex syndrome—involving the skin and central nervous system— has a rapid progression and poor prognosis.
Perspectives
This letter is contributing to this discussion by sharing the autopsy report of a five-year-old male child who had a fatal giant congenital melanocytic nevus and a malignant melanoma. This report probably was overlooked, as because it was published in Turkish (1)
Professor Tayfun Hakan
University of Health Sciences, İstanbul
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This page is a summary of: Letter to the editor: neurocutaneous melanosis in infancy: always a dismal prognosis?., Turkish Neurosurgery, January 2020, Turkish Neurological Society,
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.31801-20.1.
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