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Table 1 Clinical and genetic features of patients with congenital melanocytic naevus (CMN) and melanoma: literature data and own experience

From: Melanoma arising in a Giant congenital melanocytic nevus: two case reports

Author, Case №

Sex

Age at diagnosis (years)

Outcome/time after diagnosis

MRI CNS

Primary melanoma site

Tissue for genetic analysis

Genetics

Literature data

Streams et al., Case 1 [7]

Female

44

Alive

Not done

Primary malignant melanoma of the left forearm underneath an intact skin graft 40 years after having had a partial excision and grafting of her GCMN

Not done

Not done

Tchernev et al., Case 1 [8]

Female

61

Alive

Not done

Malignant melanoma of the occipital region (stage IIB)

Not done

Not done

Lalor et al., Case 1 [35]

Female

8

Alive

Normal

Nodular melanoma on the scalp

Primary tumor

NRAS Q61R mutation

De la Rosa Carillo [9]

 

0 d

Died, 5mo

NCM

Large, multilobular, pigmented lesion covering 35% of the body, atypical melanocytic proliferation. Congenital melanoma.

Several biopsies

NRAS Wild-type, BRAF Wild-type

Kinsler et al., Case 4 [22]

Male

15, 5

Alive, 11 mo

Normal

Cutaneous, within largest CMN on the back of the scalp and neck, metastatic to local lymph node at time of diagnosis

Cutaneous melanoma

NRAS Wild-type

Kinsler et al., Case 10 [22]

Male

Not known

Death, age 2,4 years

Normal

Lymph node groin, locally recurrent despite excision, local metastasis

Not done

Not done

Kinsler et al., Case 12 [22]

Female

6,5

Death, 6 mo

Normal

Cutaneous, within largest CMN, at the site of postnatal resection of a benign congenital nodule, metastatic to local lymph node at time of diagnosis

Cutaneous melanoma

NRAS Q61K mutation

Maguire et al., Case 2 [31]

Female

7 mo

Alive, 9 mo

Not done

Cutaneous, on the groin site. A wide local excision was done. At 16 months of age enlarged node in the groin, metastatic melanoma

Not done

Not done

Own experience

 Case 1

Male

22 d

Alive

NCM

Congenital cutaneous malignant melanoma of the lumbar-sacral part

Primary tumor

NRAS Wild-type, BRAF Wild-type

 Case 2

Male

5 mo

Alive

Normal

Congenital cutaneous malignant melanoma of the back of the neck

Primary tumor

NRAS Q61R mutation