Abstract
Diagnosis of skin melanoma (SM) in children is a complex clinical and morphoimmunological problem. The rare occurrence, difficult interpretation of histological and immunohistochemical picture explain the error rate in the diagnosis of SM reaching 28.8 %. This article presents a clinical case of false-positive diagnosis of SM. As a result of a detailed assessment of the anamnesis, examination, revision of histological preparations and conducting an immunohistochemical study in the reference center, the diagnosis of SM was excluded.
Highlights
Diagnosis of skin melanoma (SM) in children is a complex clinical and morphoimmunological problem
This article presents a clinical case of false-positive diagnosis of SM
В представленном клиническом случае опорными фактами на пути правильной диагностики были пигментно-механическая травма кожи шариковой ручкой; небольшой период времени, прошедший между травматизацией и обращением за медицинской помощью; изменения, имитирующие меланому, были диагностированы у ребенка; ложноположительный диагноз был установлен по клиническим и гистологическим признакам
Summary
Diagnosis of skin melanoma (SM) in children is a complex clinical and morphoimmunological problem. Случай ложноположительной диагностики меланомы кожи у ребенка. Волкова: врач-ординатор НИИ детской онкологии и гематологии НМИЦ онкологии им.
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