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Adolescent Girl with Down Syndrome and Lumbar Cutaneous Melanoma
Author(s) -
Satgé Daniel,
DimouxDime Guy,
Godard William,
de Fréminville Bénédicte
Publication year - 2012
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.1525-1470.2012.01764.x
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , melanoma , lumbar , dermatology , down syndrome , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry , developmental psychology , cancer research , psychology
Melanoma has rarely been reported in people with Down syndrome, and its frequency in this condition has not been clearly established. We report a 19‐year‐old woman with Down syndrome and lumbar melanoma. This possible association must be kept in mind.