Problematic Lesions in Children

Elvira Moscarella; Vincenzo Piccolo; Giuseppe Argenziano; Aimilios Lallas; Caterina Longo; Fabio Castagnetti; Stefania Pizzigoni; Iris Zalaudek

doi:10.1016/j.det.2013.06.003

Problematic Lesions in Children

Elvira Moscarella, Vincenzo Piccolo, Giuseppe Argenziano, Aimilios Lallas, Caterina Longo, Fabio Castagnetti, Stefania Pizzigoni, Iris Zalaudek

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Abstract

Melanoma in childhood is rare, and appears more commonly either in association with a preexisting (congenital) nevus, or with spitzoid features than de novo. Thus, problematic melanocytic lesions in children are essentially represented by congenital nevi and Spitz nevi that can be regarded as melanoma precursors and melanoma simulators, respectively. As a consequence, clinical and dermoscopic features of melanoma in children differ from those in an adult population. Herein we describe common clinical and dermoscopic features of problematic lesions in children, focusing on congenital and Spitz/Reed nevi, and including other problematic lesions, such as atypical, blue, acral, and scalp nevi.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	535-547
Number of pages	13
Journal	Dermatologic Clinics
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2013.06.003
Publication status	Published - Oct 2013

Keywords

Atypical spitz tumor
Childhood
Congenital nevi
Melanocytic nevi
Melanoma
Spitz nevi

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Dermatology

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