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Within this region, the clitoris and clitoral hood are of particular surgical importance because of their sensory and functional roles. Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) of the clitoral hood are exceedingly rare, and their optimal management is not well defined. We report a 12-year-old girl with a CMN of the clitoral hood measuring 17 \u00d7 13 mm. Because of persistent local pruritus, the difficulty of reliable dermoscopic surveillance at this site, and the family\u2019s inability to guarantee periodic follow-up, an elliptical excision with 3-mm margins and immediate reconstruction using local mucocutaneous advancement flaps from the labia minora was performed. Histopathology confirmed a benign compound melanocytic nevus with clear margins. At one-month follow-up the wound had healed with preserved clitoral sensation, no scar contracture or dyschromia, and no functional impairment. 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