Long-term Survival after Metastatic Childhood Melanoma

Summary: Malignant melanoma in children is very rare and accounts for only 1–3% of all melanomas. A congenital melanocytic nevus depending on the size of the lesion is one of the risk factors for developing childhood melanoma because of the possible malignant transformation. Childhood malignant mela...

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Main Authors: Anne Kristine Larsen, MD, Mette Bybjerg Jensen, MD, Christen Krag, MD; PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2014-06-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/06000/Article.12.aspx