title: [Malignant melanoma in children and adolescents. 8 cases].
abstract: Eight cases of malignant melanoma developed during childhood have been recorded over a 35-year period. Treatment and course of the disease were extremely variable. Melanomas developed on giant pigmented naevi had a particularly somber prognosis: death occurred within 6, 7 and 3 months respectively in the 3 cases observed. In the 5 remaining cases, the course of the melanoma seemed to be about the same as in adults. The main difficulty resides in the clinical and histopathological diagnosis at that age: although most lesions are benign, uncertainty is not permissible, and in doubtful cases the tumour must be rapidly removed and examined.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vennin
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Baranzelli
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Demaille
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Desmons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009506:Nevus / Q000151:congenital*; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Les mélanomes malins de l'enfant et de l'adolescent. Huit observations.