Eruptive melanocytic nevi (EMN) describes the sudden onset of cutaneous nevi over weeks or months. Such a clinical event is generally seen in young adult patients and may be related to several possible causes. We report here a case of EMN in an old male patient followed up for a thick amelanotic cutaneous melanoma. A few months after the eruption, multiple hepatic masses, diagnosed as melanoma metastasis, were detected. The presented case may suggest that EMN may be a paraneoplastic phenomenon of alert in patients being followed for melanoma or other malignancies.
Eruptive melanocytic nevi in a patient with amelanotic melanoma: a paraneoplastic phenomenon? / De Giorgi V.; Gemignani A.; Scarfi F.; Trane L.; Silvestri F.; Venturi F.; Zuccaro B.; Urso C.. - In: MELANOMA RESEARCH. - ISSN 0960-8931. - ELETTRONICO. - 32:1(2022), pp. 63-66. [10.1097/CMR.0000000000000797]
Eruptive melanocytic nevi in a patient with amelanotic melanoma: a paraneoplastic phenomenon?
Venturi F.;
2022
Abstract
Eruptive melanocytic nevi (EMN) describes the sudden onset of cutaneous nevi over weeks or months. Such a clinical event is generally seen in young adult patients and may be related to several possible causes. We report here a case of EMN in an old male patient followed up for a thick amelanotic cutaneous melanoma. A few months after the eruption, multiple hepatic masses, diagnosed as melanoma metastasis, were detected. The presented case may suggest that EMN may be a paraneoplastic phenomenon of alert in patients being followed for melanoma or other malignancies.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
