A Case of Pediatric Melanoma: Treatment Considerations in Advanced Disease.

Authors

Frank P Albino
Benjamin C. Wood, George Washington UniversityFollow
Albert Oh, George Washington UniversityFollow
Gary F Rogers, George Washington UniversityFollow
Tina Sauerhammer, George Washington University

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-1-2015

Journal

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

Volume

Volume 3, Issue 5

Issue

5

Inclusive Pages

e402

DOI

10.1097/GOX.0000000000000370

Abstract

We document a 3-year-old healthy African American girl who developed malignant melanoma on her lower extremity. The clinical appearance offered little indication of the lesion’s severity (T4), and only the history of de novo presentation and disproportionate growth raised clinical suspicion. This case report highlights the subtle clinical findings of this condition and presents controversies related to surgical management of pediatric melanoma.

Comments

Reproduced with permission of PRS Global Open.

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APA Citation

Albino, F.P., Wood, B.C., Oh, A., Rogers, G.F., Sauerhammer, T. (2015). A Case of Pediatric Melanoma: Treatment Considerations in Advanced Disease. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 3(5), e402.

Peer Reviewed

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Open Access

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