Benign Juvenile Melanoma in An 8-Year-Old Boy
Juvenile melanoma or Spitz's nevus is a rare form of benign melanocytic nevus that may be easily confused with both, a true malignant melanoma or vascular lesions capillary hemangiomas like. A case of an 8-year-old boy with a Spitz's nevus on his nasal lobe since the age of one year is pre...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1996 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/4849 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4849 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Spitz's Nevus Juvenile Melanoma Ephitelioid Cellular Nevus Capillary Hemangioma Nevo de Spitz Melanoma Juvenil Nevo Celular Epiteloide Hemangioma Capilar |
| Sumario: | Juvenile melanoma or Spitz's nevus is a rare form of benign melanocytic nevus that may be easily confused with both, a true malignant melanoma or vascular lesions capillary hemangiomas like. A case of an 8-year-old boy with a Spitz's nevus on his nasal lobe since the age of one year is presented; diagnosis and treatment of immature capillary hemangioma was performed. Histopathologic study showed ephitelioid melanocytic cells without atypia signs. Surgical excision of lesion was done, with succesful esthetic results. |
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