Is pediatric melanoma always malignant?
A partir des données du registre international du mélanome pédiatrique, cette étude américaine analyse l'évolution de l'incidence de la maladie, des caractéristiques des patients (âge médian : 16 ans) ainsi que de la survie sur la période 1953-2008
Pediatric melanoma is a rare disease about which there is little agreement as to the accurate diagnosis of borderline lesions or early lymph node metastases. A better understanding of the natural history of this condition will require large centralized registries, consistent histopathologic and cytogenetic review, and long term clinical follow-up.
Cancer , éditorial, 2012