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  • Title: [Cutis verticis gyrata with a combined blue and congenital dermal nevus].
    Author: Mühlhoff C, Megahed M.
    Journal: Hautarzt; 2010 Nov; 61(11):929-32. PubMed ID: 20959950.
    Abstract:
    Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) describes a rare thickening and folding of the scalp resembling the outer surface of the brain. Secondary CVG is caused by a variety of diseases such as nevi. A 38-year-old woman presented with a long history of a deformed right parietofrontal scalp. Clinical and histopathologic criteria lead to the diagnosis of CVG secondary to a combined blue and congenital nevus. Reports of malignant melanoma developing in this clinical setting mean that each patient must be followed closely or considered for prophylactic excision.
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