Prepubertal melanoma.
Malignant melanoma is an uncommon tumor in childhood. We report a case of prepubertal melanoma occurring in a 10-year-old girl and comment on the difficulties encountered in the diagnosis and management of this condition.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin.
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Horgan
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Lawlor
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Corcoran
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Prendiville
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011627:Puberty; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*