Treating Pediatric Melanoma: Ultrasound Surveillance vs. Completion Lymph Node Dissection for Sentinel Node Positive Patients
Treating Pediatric Melanoma: Ultrasound Surveillance vs. Completion Lymph Node Dissection for Sentinel Node Positive Patients https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/022618BS0026G-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 Pam Georgiana https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/May-2023.jpg
Treatments for pediatric melanoma are usually based on adult studies, but increasing recognition of the differences between pediatric and adult melanoma could change that. Pediatric melanoma is rare in the United States. The Skin Cancer Foundation reports that about 400 children under 20 years old are diagnosed with melanoma each year in the United States.…