Melanoma arising in a child with a medium-sized congenital melanocytic nevus

María Victoria Montes; Carla Castro; Javier Anaya; de Pablo Ana; Christian Schauvinhold; Diego Steinberg; Busso Corina

doi:10.22541/au.169408450.01409583/v1

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Melanoma arising in a child with a medium-sized congenital melanocytic nevus

María Victoria Montes,
Carla Castro,
Javier Anaya,
de Pablo Ana,
Christian Schauvinhold,
Diego Steinberg,
Busso Corina

Abstract

Pediatric melanomas are rare and some of them may arise on giant congenital melanocytic nevi. The risk of developing melanoma on a medium-sized nevus is not clear but is thought to be very rare. Proliferative cellular nodules which mimic malignant melanoma may pose significant diagnostic challenges. We report a 9-year-old patient