PEDIATRICS Vol. 79 No. 6 June 1987, pp. 967-970
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Congenital Malignant Melanoma

Neil S. Prose MD1, Teresita A. Laude MD1, Edward R. Heilman MD1, and Charles Coren MD1

1 From the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

A 6-week-old girl with congenital melanoma of the skin is reported and the literature is reviewed. We believe this to be the first case of congenital melanoma in a black infant who had no underlying giant melanocytic nevus. Because of the significant relationship between the early treatment and prognosis of malignant melanoma, we wish to alert pediatric clinicians to the existence of this rare congenital neoplasm.

Key Words: melanoma • congenital skin cancer • newborn

Submitted on April 15, 1986
Accepted on July 18, 1986




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