Recurrence of melanoma in the scar after excised Spitz nevus in a 17-year-old child()()

Melanoma in childhood is rare and its diagnosis is more difficult than in adults, as it often presents histologic features overlapping with the Spitz nevus. The authors report the case of a 17-year old boy who was first diagnosed with Spitz nevus, however, the final diagnosis made after the excision...

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Autores principales: Pogorzelska-Dyrbuś, Joanna, Bergler-Czop, Beata, Kajor, Maciej
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8245725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34024667
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2020.07.014
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Sumario:Melanoma in childhood is rare and its diagnosis is more difficult than in adults, as it often presents histologic features overlapping with the Spitz nevus. The authors report the case of a 17-year old boy who was first diagnosed with Spitz nevus, however, the final diagnosis made after the excision of the tumor arising in the scar was changed to melanoma. The case in this present study emphasizes the importance of the differential diagnosis of skin tumors in young patients.

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