Benign Juvenile Melanoma in An 8-Year-Old Boy

Authors

  • Héctor Cáceres Servicio de Dermatología Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño Lima, Perú
  • Rosalia Ballona Servicio de Dermatología Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño Lima, Perú
  • Raúl Rodríguez Servicio de Cirugía Reparadora Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño Lima, Perú
  • Francisco Bravo Departamento de Patología Hospital Cayetano Heredia Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v57i2.4849

Keywords:

Spitz's Nevus, Juvenile Melanoma, Ephitelioid Cellular Nevus, Capillary Hemangioma

Abstract

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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Published

1996-06-17

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 2 (1996)

Section

Casos clínicos

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Copyright (c) 1996 Héctor Cáceres, Rosalia Ballona, Raúl Rodríguez, Francisco Bravo

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Cáceres H, Ballona R, Rodríguez R, Bravo F. Benign Juvenile Melanoma in An 8-Year-Old Boy. An Fac med [Internet]. 1996 Jun. 17 [cited 2025 May 29];57(2):113-5. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4849