Melanoma in Children: Case Report
Keywords:
melanoma, children, skinAbstract
Cutaneous melanona is a rare neoplasm in the pediatric population; there are defined risk factors for developing it. The clinician should consider this entity when he evaluates a pigmented lesion in children. We report the case of a 14 years old patient a review of the literature.
Author Biographies
Mariam Rolón
Médica dermatopatóloga, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, Colombia.
Natalia Estrada
Médica interna, Universidad de La Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia.
Marcela Rodríguez
Médica residente de II año de Dermatología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
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2. Mills O, Messina JL. Pediatric melanoma: a review. Cancer Control. 2009;16:225-33.
3. Jen M, Murphy M, Grant-Kels JM. Childhood melanoma. Clin Dermatol. 2009;27:529-36.
4. Fishman C, Mihm MJ, Sober AJ. Diagnosis and management of nevi and cutaneous melanoma in infants and children. Clin Dermatol. 2002;20:44-50.
5. Richardson SK, Tannous ZS, Mihm MJ. Congenital and infantile melanoma: review of the literature and report of an uncommon variant, pigment-synthesizing melanoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002;47:77-90.
6. Tannous ZS, Mihm MJ, Sober AJ, Duncan LM. Congenital melanocytic nevi: clinical and histopathologic features, risk of melanoma, and clinical management. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;52:197-203.
7. Paradela S, Fonseca E, Pita-Fernández S, Kantrow SM, Diwan AH, Herzog C, et al. Prognostic factors for melanoma in children and adolescents: a clinicopathologic, single-center study of 137 patients. Cancer. 2010;116:4334-44.
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Rolón M, Estrada N, Rodríguez M. Melanoma in Children: Case Report. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 5 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];19(4):357-9. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/359
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How to Cite
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Rolón M, Estrada N, Rodríguez M. Melanoma in Children: Case Report. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 5 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];19(4):357-9. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/359
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