Cutaneous melanoma in a 9-year-old girl: case report and review of literature
Melanoma in children is a rare entity with an estimated incidence of one/million/year. Only 1.3% of melanomas reported in the United States of America affect individuals under the age of 20 years, and this neoplasm accounts for only 0.9% of all malignancies in children under the age of 15 years. Mel...
Main Authors: | Athanasios Papas, Prodromos Chitiroglou, Efterpi Demiri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2020;volume=21;issue=2;spage=81;epage=86;aulast=Papas |
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