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Site and features of the congenital compound nevus.
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A four-year-old boy presented a 2 cm x 1.5 cm congenital compound nevus entirely covering the plantar surface of the second finger of his left foot (Figure 1).
Foreskin trimmed in a rectangular shape.
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Then we performed circumcision and a radical excision of the nevus (Figure 3(a)); foreskin, trimmed in a rectangular shape (Figure 2), was sutured into the residual defect (Figure 3(b)).
Residual open area after excision of the nevus (a) and foreskin graft sutured to cover the cutaneous defect (b).
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Then we performed circumcision and a radical excision of the nevus (Figure 3(a)); foreskin, trimmed in a rectangular shape (Figure 2), was sutured into the residual defect (Figure 3(b)).
Delayed postoperative result (1 year after intervention).
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Today, one year after the operation, the patient has normal use of the foot finger with no evidence of contracture (Figure 4).