ABSTRACT
A. 1832-Alibert describes a giant ‘‘waistcoat and drawers’’ nevus
B. 1878-Baker reports staged excision of giant congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN)
C. 1897-Jablokoff and Klein report on the malignant potential of giant CMN
II. INCIDENCE
A. A pigmented lesion occurs in at least 2.5% of newborns.
