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Malignant melanoma in children
Author(s) -
SkovJensen T.,
Hastrup J.,
Lambrethsen E.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196605)19:5<620::aid-cncr2820190504>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , girl , disease , stage (stratigraphy) , dermatology , pediatrics , malignant disease , survival rate , surgery , cancer , pathology , cancer research , psychology , paleontology , developmental psychology , biology
Abstract Two cases of malignant melanoma with metastases in children are reported, (boy—2 years; girl—11 years). From these 2 cases and from 43 previously reported cases in the literature it appears that the disease is at least as aggressive in children as in adults. The 3‐year survival rate in children compares with the 5‐year survival rate in adults at a similar stage in the disease. Special attention is drawn to the relatively high likelihood of malignant melanomas arising in pre‐existing nevus pigmentosus giganticus and the poor prognosis in these cases, probably due to difficult and hence late diagnosis.