Metastatic Melanoma in Young Child

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2023 Nov 1;45(8):461-462. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002663. Epub 2023 Mar 20.

Abstract

Pediatric melanoma is a rare cancer, especially in young children, and it remains a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of massively metastatic melanoma in young patient with an atypical clinical and biological presentation and with no risk factors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Melanoma* / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary*
  • Risk Factors
  • Skin Neoplasms* / pathology