caa a22 4500 475786513 CHVBK 20180406123659.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s004310000487 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s004310000487 Cutaneous malignant melanoma in children [Elektronische Daten] [Eric Vandeweyer, Francois Sales, Rika Deraemaecker] Although rare, malignant melanoma does occur in children. As in adults, prognosis clearly depends on rapid diagnosis and early treatment. This paper describes eight cases of confirmed malignant melanoma in children, with full case history and pathological findings. Mean follow-up was 109.8 months. Early diagnosis and low Breslow indices provide good results in the form of absence of recurrence and long-term survival prognosis. The paper also includes a discussion of specific risk factors affecting children. In order to encourage earlier diagnosis and improved prognosis, it must be kept in mind that in children too, the skin as an organ should be included in any physical examination. Conclusion As for adult patients, early clinical detection, speedy histological confirmation and prompt surgery is the only way to achieve a long survival period for children suffering from malignant melanoma. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000 Key words Children nationallicence Malignant melanoma nationallicence Surgery nationallicence Early diagnosis nationallicence Skin cancer nationallicence Vandeweyer Eric Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institut Jules Bordet, Rue Héger-Bordet 1, 1000-Bruxelles, Belgium Tel.: +0032-2-5413168, BE aut Sales Francois Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institut Jules Bordet, Rue Héger-Bordet 1, 1000-Bruxelles, Belgium Tel.: +0032-2-5413168, BE aut Deraemaecker Rika Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institut Jules Bordet, Rue Héger-Bordet 1, 1000-Bruxelles, Belgium Tel.: +0032-2-5413168, BE aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310000487 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310000487 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vandeweyer Eric Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institut Jules Bordet, Rue Héger-Bordet 1, 1000-Bruxelles, Belgium Tel.: +0032-2-5413168, BE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sales Francois Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institut Jules Bordet, Rue Héger-Bordet 1, 1000-Bruxelles, Belgium Tel.: +0032-2-5413168, BE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Deraemaecker Rika Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institut Jules Bordet, Rue Héger-Bordet 1, 1000-Bruxelles, Belgium Tel.: +0032-2-5413168, BE aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer