Malignant melanoma presenting as amelanotic caruncular lesion in a child
| Autor: | Rakesh M. Patel, Katie M. Keck, Oliver Simmons, Sarah F. Williams, Alexander Walters, Stephen Cross |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Conjunctiva medicine.medical_treatment Visual Acuity Conjunctival Neoplasms Cryotherapy Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Metastasis Neoplasms Multiple Primary Lesion 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Child neoplasms Nevus Pigmented business.industry Melanoma Melanoma Amelanotic Melanocytic nevus medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Dermatology Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Melanocytes Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom business Conjunctival Melanoma |
| Zdroj: | Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 21:501-503 |
| ISSN: | 1091-8531 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.06.025 |
| Popis: | Conjunctival melanoma is a rare malignant neoplasm that can present in childhood in any part of the conjunctiva. The infrequency with which conjunctival melanoma is encountered in childhood caruncular lesions makes it a formidable but important aspect of the differential diagnosis. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy who presented with a left caruncular lesion. On histopathologic analysis, the lesion was determined to be BRAF-negative invasive melanoma arising in association with melanocytic nevus. The melanoma was excised using no-touch technique and double freeze thaw cryotherapy. A full systemic work-up revealed no metastasis or abnormality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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