Nodal metastatic melanoma in the neck of a 4-year-old girl after diagnosis of Spitz nevus of the cheek.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 4-year-old girl was referred to the plastic surgery unit with metastatic malignant melanoma diagnosed in a cervical lymph node. She had previously undergone excision of a Spitz nevus of the cheek at age 18 months. The management of this patient is discussed along with a review of the literature relating to Spitz nevi and malignant melanoma in childhood.
Medical subject headings
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Melanoma
- Nevus, Pigmented