title: Cutaneous melanoma in 1-year-old child: an insight on infantile melanoma.
abstract: In the past, malignant melanoma (MM) is a diagnosis of unheard in children, but nowadays MM is a very rare malignancy in children. Its diagnosis requires careful interpretation of the pathological diagnostic criteria with clinical correlation of the findings. In this study, the authors are presenting a pigmented lesion in a 12-month-old girl, which was present since her birth with increase in size and shape. The authors discussed the difficulty that confronted them in making a diagnosis of MM and the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology, and Plastic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Fadwa J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Altaf
authors.forename: Sherine I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Salama
authors.forename: Abdullah S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bawazer
authors.forename: Ahmad O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Al-Lehabi
authors.forename: Luai S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Jamal
authors.forename: Basem
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Awan
authors.forename: Osama I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Nassif
authors.forename: Ghadeer A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Moktar
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D008545:Melanoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012086:Reoperation; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000096142:Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor