Pediatric melanoma

Although melanoma is one of the most common malignancies affecting adults, it is a relatively rare disease in children. Melanoma ranks fifth among all cancers in adult males and seventh in adult females, and it is the most common cancer among women 20 to 29 years of age.1 –3 Despite also being the most common skin cancer in children and adolescents, melanoma is still rare in children, with only 300–500 new pediatric diagnoses annually.2,4,5 While the care of adults with melanoma is guided by evidence from multicenter clinical trials, the care of children with mel anoma is limited by the lack of clinical trials specific to the pediatric population.
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Source Type: research