title: A Case of Pediatric Melanoma: Treatment Considerations in Advanced Disease.
abstract: We document a 3-year-old healthy African American girl who developed malignant melanoma on her lower extremity. The clinical appearance offered little indication of the lesion's severity (T4), and only the history of de novo presentation and disproportionate growth raised clinical suspicion. This case report highlights the subtle clinical findings of this condition and presents controversies related to surgical management of pediatric melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Frank P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Albino
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Benjamin C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Gary F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sauerhammer