Article
Pediatric Skin Cancer: Melanoma, Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinomas, and Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans.
The Journal of dermatology - 1 May 2026
Kato Maiko, Otsuka Atsushi, Dummer Reinhard
Abstract excerpt
Pediatric cutaneous malignancies are rare but form distinct clinical and molecular biological subgroups from adult skin cancers. This review focuses on major diseases of childhood and adolescence-malignant melanoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)-outlining their epidemiology, clinical features, molecular drivers, and treatment strategies....
Topics
- Humans
- Skin Neoplasms
- Dermatofibrosarcoma
- Child
- Melanoma
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Adolescent
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Mutation
- Skin
