Author/Editor		Strojan, Primož; Lamovec, Janez
Title		Prepubertal malignant melanoma: report of three cases
Type		članek
Source		Pediatr Hematol Oncol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 17, št. 2
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 163-9
Language		eng
Abstract		Prepubertal malignant melanoma (MM) is an extremely rare tumor. In Slovenia, 13 MM cases were registered between 1968 and 1996 by the Cancer Registry of Slovenia. The diagnosis of MM was confirmed by histology in 3 children. In 3 other children the lesions initially diagnosed as MM were reclassified as Spitz nevus. In the remaining cases, the slides were not accessible for histological review, and the clinical course of disease corroborated the diagnosis of a benign nevus. In the present report, 3 of 13 cases with histologically confirmed prepubertal MM are described. 7he difficulties encountered in the diagnosis and management of this rare condition are discussed.
Descriptors		MELANOMA CHILD