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1: Arch Dermatol. 1997 Mar;133(3):363-71.Click here to read Links
Erratum in:
Arch Dermatol 1997 Jul;133(7):833.

Malignant melanoma in children. A review.

Ruiz-Maldonado R, Orozco-Covarrubias ML.

Department of Pediatric Dermatology, National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City, Mexico.

The increasing incidence during the last decades and the projection for the future places malignant melanoma (MM) among the most important public health problems world-wide. Given the limited success of therapy for MM, for the time being the fighting strategy against MM should focus mainly on prevention and early detection.

PMID: 9080898 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]