Metastatic Melanoma in Young Child

Victoria Min; Audrey Petit; Angélique Rome; Nicolas Andre

doi:10.1097/MPH.0000000000002663

Metastatic Melanoma in Young Child

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2023 Nov 1;45(8):461-462. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002663. Epub 2023 Mar 20.

Authors

Victoria Min¹, Audrey Petit¹, Angélique Rome¹, Nicolas Andre^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Oncology, La Timone University Hospital of Marseille, APHM.
² SMARTc Unit, CRCM Inserm 1068-CNRS UMR 7258, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.

PMID: 37027236
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002663

Abstract

Pediatric melanoma is a rare cancer, especially in young children, and it remains a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of massively metastatic melanoma in young patient with an atypical clinical and biological presentation and with no risk factors.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Melanoma* / pathology
Neoplasms, Second Primary*
Risk Factors
Skin Neoplasms* / pathology