Large congenital melanocytic nevi and neurocutaneous melanocytosis: one pediatric center's experience.

Background: Large congenital melanocytic nevi (LCMN) predispose to neurocutaneous melanocytosis (NCM), which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

Objective: To identify risk factors for NCM in patients with LCMN and suggest guidelines for their management.

Methods: Medical records of patients with LCMN were reviewed at Sainte-Justine Hospital between 1980 and 2006.

A prospective randomized trial comparing the efficacy and adverse effects of four recognized treatments of molluscum contagiosum in children.

Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral disease of childhood presenting as small, firm, dome-shaped umbilicated papules. Although benign and generally self-limited, this condition is contagious and can lead to complications such as inflammation, pruritus, dermatitis, bacterial superinfection, and scars. No consensus has been established concerning the management of this condition.

Plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor in three children.

Plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor is a very rare fibrohistiocytic tumor of intermediate malignancy. It can occur at any age but is more prevalent in children and in young adults. Here we present the clinicopathologic findings of three girls with this tumor.

Malignant melanoma in childhood and adolescence: report of 13 cases.

We reviewed all cases of malignant melanoma in children younger than 17 years of age who were evaluated at Sainte Justine Hospital, a tertiary care pediatric center, between 1980 and 2002. The medical records and histologic features of all cases were reviewed. Thirteen cases were identified, 4 boys and 9 girls.