Article
Pediatric melanoma in melanoma-prone families.
Cancer - 15 Sept 2018
Goldstein Alisa M, Stidd Kelsey C, Yang Xiaohong R, Fraser Mary C, Tucker Margaret A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the United States, only approximately 0.4% of all melanomas are diagnosed in patients aged <20 years. To the authors' knowledge, melanoma in pediatric members of melanoma-prone families has not been fully investigated to date. The objective of the current study was to evaluate pediatric patients with melanoma with extensive follow-up in melanoma-prone families with and without cyclin-dependent...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Child
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
- Family
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Male
- Medical History Taking