Giant congenital nodular melanoma in a newborn: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Malignant melanoma (MM) arises predominantly after adolescence and is uncommon in children. Congenital MM in newborns is even rarer with a dearth of published literature; as a consequence, there is no uniform standard for the pathogenesis and treatment for neonatal malignant mela...

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Main Authors: Jun Zhou, Meng-xing Lv, Ling Duan, Yu-cheng Xie, Zhi-xiang A, Hong-fang Wu, Yan Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02590-7