Malignant melanoma developed on a congenital melanocytic nevus with lymph node metastasis in a 19-month-old boy

ÖZKAN Ö., CINPOLAT A., Bektaş G., ÖZKAN Ö.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.54, sa.4, ss.432-435, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.432-435
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: congenital melanocytic nevus, malignant melanoma, pediatric melanoma
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Although rare, malignant melanoma occurs in children. The risk of degeneration of a congenital melanocytic nevus into a melanoma is approximately 0.7%. We report a case of malignant melanoma that developed on a congenital melanocytic nevus in a 19-month-old boy. The child was treated by surgical resection, superficial parotidectomy, and modified radical neck dissection with adjuvant therapy. The follow-up has been 24 months without metastasis. Early clinical detection, fast histological confirmation, prompt surgery, and adjuvant therapy are the only means to achieve a long survival period for children suffering from malignant melanoma.