Malignant melanoma in an 8‐year‐old Caribbean girl: diagnostic criteria and utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy

Summary The incidence of malignant melanoma (MM) is continuing to rise, although childhood MM remains rare. We describe an 8‐year‐old Afro‐Caribbean girl who developed a non pigmented lesion on the tip of her left thumb, which persisted despite treatment in primary care with cryotherapy. At biopsy s...

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