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Fatal Malignant Melanoma in an Adolescent
Author(s) -
NIXON RAMONA SARSAMA,
GEISS DAVID,
CAMPBELL SHAN
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01109.x
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , dermatology , metastatic melanoma , population , cancer research , environmental health
Malignant melanoma is a relatively rare diagnosis in the adolescent population. A case report of a 15‐year‐old boy with metastatic malignant melanoma is presented followed by a brief review of the literature.