Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 61-64 , February 2010

Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi in Neonates: Report of Two Cases

  • Jen-Chung Chien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Lo-Tung Pohai Hospital, Ilan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Dau-Ming Niu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201 Shipai Road, Section 2, Beitou, Taipei 112, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mao-Shan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Tzen Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jiing-Feng Lirng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Jen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Betau Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 2 February 2009 ,Revised 4 April 2009 ,Accepted 27 May 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(10)60012-5

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60012-5

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 61-64 , February 2010

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