Ulcerated amelanotic melanoma of the ear in an 11 year old with Fitzpatrick VI skin type: A case report

Ulcerated amelanotic melanoma of the ear in an 11 year old with Fitzpatrick VI skin type: A case report

Melanoma is rare in pediatric patients and even more so in those with darker Fitzpatrick skin types. Although risk factors for conventional melanoma are similar in both adult and pediatric cases, the presentation of melanoma in pediatric patients is often distinct from adults. Here, we describe a ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric dermatology 2021-11, Vol.38 (S2), p.106-109
Hauptverfasser: Roberts, Matthew, Moxham, J. Paul, Gregory, Allison, Armstrong, Linlea, Terry, Jefferson, Courtemanche, Douglas, Harvey, Melissa, Rehmus, Wingfield
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
amelanotic
Case reports
Child
Humans
Immunotherapy
Lymph nodes
Melanoma
Melanoma, Amelanotic - diagnosis
Metastases
Monoclonal antibodies
Patients
pediatric
Pediatrics
Risk factors
Skin
Skin cancer
Skin Neoplasms - drug therapy
Targeted cancer therapy
therapy systemic
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Zusammenfassung:Melanoma is rare in pediatric patients and even more so in those with darker Fitzpatrick skin types. Although risk factors for conventional melanoma are similar in both adult and pediatric cases, the presentation of melanoma in pediatric patients is often distinct from adults. Here, we describe a case of amelanotic ulcerated nodular melanoma with regional lymph node metastases treated with nivolumab in a patient with Fitzpatrick skin type VI.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.14732