Atypical Spitz tumor
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Atypical Spitz tumor, Melanoma, children.Abstract
Atypical Spitz tumors are melanocyte proliferations with histological features overlapped with those of the Spitz nevus and sptizoid melanomas. Its behavior is uncertain and it often develops in children. We present a case of a 9 years old child with an atypical Spitz tumor to discuss the disease approach in child population.
Author Biographies
Santiago Andrés Ariza
Médico dermatólogo, oncólogo; docente adjunto, Fundación Universitaria Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
Ingrid Angulo
Médica, residente de Dermatología, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
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