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Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
September 2024
DIGIPATH: Digital Pathology Laboratory, Tepic 139- 11 floor, Roma Sur, Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City, 06760, Mexico.
Purpose: This case report aims to present a rare instance of conjunctival melanoma in a 5-year-old patient and contribute to the limited body of knowledge on pediatric conjunctival melanoma. The purpose is to understand the characteristics, diagnosis, and management of this uncommon malignancy in young individuals.
Observations: The case describes a 5-year-old female with a progressively growing pigmented conjunctival lesion.
Vet Ophthalmol
March 2023
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Purpose: To describe the surgical technique and clinical outcomes of the glabellar flap and its modification for the reconstruction of the medial canthus following resection of tumors in three dogs and two cats.
Methods: Three dogs (7-, 7-, and 12.5-year-old mixed breeds) and two cats (10- and 14-year-old Domestic shorthair) presented with a 7-13 mm tumor affecting the eyelid and/or conjunctiva in the medial canthal region.
J Oral Maxillofac Res
March 2022
Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece.
Background: Oral melanocytic nevi are relatively rare in comparison to their cutaneous counterparts. The aim of this manuscript is to present a case of acquired compound oral melanocytic nevi on the hard palatal mucosa of a child.
Methods: A 5-year-old female girl was referred for evaluation of a pigmented lesion on the hard palate.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
February 2019
Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Atypical Spitzoid lesions pose a distinct challenge in classification as they may comprise a mixture of both classic benign nevus and cutaneous melanoma characteristics. Immunostaining and molecular analysis, such as comparative genomic hybridization, can assist in narrowing the differential diagnosis. We present a case of a 5-year-old male with an atypical Spitzoid lesion on his back.
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February 2019
Department of Pathology, National Reference Laboratory, Dr. Lal PathLabs, Rohini, New Delhi, India.
Cutaneous melanoma in childhood is a rare disease. Rendering a clinical diagnosis of melanoma in pediatric patients is confounded by the fact that pigmented lesions in pediatric patients do not conform to the ABCDE rules applicable to adult patients. Furthermore, making a histologic diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma in childhood is also difficult with no universally accepted criteria applicable to pediatric melanomas.
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