Melih AKYOL, Sedat ÖZÇELİK, Selma EMRE, Abuzer Gaffar ATLI

Common melanositik nevus sayısı ile atipik melanositik nevus varlığı ilişkisi

Amaç. Bu çalışmada, çocuklarda common melanositik nevus sayısı ile atipik melanositik nevus arasındaki ilişkisinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Yöntem. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dermatoloji kliniğine ait nevus prevalans ve dermatoskopi kayıtları incelendi ve common ve atipik melanositik nevusu olan tüm çocuklar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların her biri için common ve atipik melanositik melanositik nevus sayıları kaydedildi. Veriler common ve atipik melanositik nevus arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek için istatistiksel olarak analiz edildi. Bulgular. Common ve atipik melanositik nevus sayıları sırasıyla 1168 (74,8%) ve 56 (3,6%) idi. Common melanositik nevusu sayısı daha fazla olanlarda atipik melanositik nevus görülme olasılığının daha yüksek olduğu belirlendi (p = 0,0001). Sonuç. Melanoma gelişimi için önemli bir risk faktörü olan atipik melanositik nevusun mevcudiyeti açısından, çok sayıda common melanositik nevusa sahip çocukların takibi önemlidir.

The relationship between the number of common melanocytic nevus and the presence of atypical melanocytic nevus

Aim. In this study, it is aimed to determine the relationship between the number of common melanocytic nevus and the peresence of atypical melanocytic nevus among teenagers. Materials. Nevus prevalence and dermatoscopy records of our dermatology clinic were investigated and all teenager patients (N = 1562) who had common and atypical melanocytic nevus were included. The number of common melanocytic nevus and the presence of atypical melanocytic nevus for each one of all patients were recorded. Data were analysed statistically to determine the relationship between common and atypical melanocytic nevus. Results. The numbers of the patients with common melanocytic nevus and atypical melanocytic nevus were 1168 (74.8%), and 56 (3.6%) respectively. It was noted that the presenting rate of atypical melanocytic nevus increased in those whom had higher common melanocytic nevus numbers (p = 0.0001). Conclusion. In terms of the presence of an atypical melanocytic nevus which is an important risk factor fort the development of melanoma, to follow-up of the children having much more common melanocytic nevus is important.

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