Nevus: Surgical Therapy

1st order

Nevus cell nevus

  • If there are signs of dysplasia, the changes should be checked regularly and, if necessary, excised (excised) prophylactically
  • Benign juvenile melanoma (spindle cell nevus; Spitz tumor) – there is no need for therapy; if necessary, excision if the diagnosis is unclear.
  • Dysplastic nevus (atypical nevus, active nevus) – should be excised.
  • Halo nevus (Sutton nevus) – there is no need for therapy.
  • Nevus pigmentosus et pilosus (giant pigmented nevus) – the changes should be regularly checked, if necessary abraded or excised.

Caveat: 20-30% of malignant melanomas (black skin cancer) arise in the area of a preexisting nevus cell nevus.

Vascular nevi, hemangiomas.

  • Granuloma pyogenicum (ICD-10 L98.0; granuloma teleangiectaticum, botryomycoma) – the change should be excised

Epidermal nevi

  • Can be excised if they are disturbing

Sebaceous nevi (nevus sebaceus).

  • Most often there is a spontaneous regression
  • If exophytes occur, the changes should be excised immediately
  • Since the development of various tumors (basal cell carcinoma (BZK; basal cell carcinoma), squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, spiradenoma, trichoblastoma) has been described, excision should be sought until younger adulthood