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Misdiagnosis of prepubertal malignant melanoma. Reclassification of a cancer registry material
Author(s) -
Saksela Eero,
Rintala Aarne
Publication year - 1968
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(196811)22:6<1308::aid-cncr2820220630>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , malignancy , cancer registry , dermatology , differential diagnosis , cancer , nevus , pathology , cancer research
Twenty cases of malignant melanoma of the skin occurring in children under 14 years of age were recorded by the Finnish Cancer Registry during the years 1954–63. Seventeen of these cases were histologically reclassified as follows: spindle and/or epithelioid cell nevus, 9; malignant melanoma, 2; cellular blue nevus, 2; compound nevus, 2; malignant tumors other than melanoma, 2. Four of the benign melanotic tumors were originally diagnosed as “juvenile melanomas.” The false connotation of malignancy inherent in this term is shown by the registration of these cases as malignant melanomas. The differential diagnostic criteria of Allen and Spitz 1 were followed in calssification and the result showed a good agreement with the follow‐up data.