2012
DOI: 10.7247/jiumf.19.3.9
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Aesthetic Reconstruction of Congenital Cerebriform Intradermal Nevus by Sequential Tissue Expansion at an Early Age: Ten-year Follow-up

Abstract: Cerebriform intradermal nevus (CIN) is a congenital tumoral abnormality of the scalp. The incidence of development of malignant melanoma in CIN can rise up to 10%. Surgical excision of the lesion is the sole treatment modality for CIN. In this case, we present the 10-year follow-up of a 45-day-old infant with congenital CIN covering 75% of his scalp who had scalp reconstruction by sequential tissue expansion. Sequential tissue expansion processes with rectangular-shaped expanders of 450, 400, and 250 ml in siz… Show more

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