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To the Editor: At the end of the Current Concepts article on melanoma in children (March 9 issue),¹ the authors stress that "the importance of early diagnosis with prompt surgical excision of primary cutaneous melanoma cannot be overemphasized. It remains the most reliable way to cure children of this disease." Although we obviously agree with this statement, it unfortunately does not obviate the diagnostic difficulties of clinicians who daily see pigmented skin lesions in children. These difficulties may arise from the alarming features of some benign nevi, set against the knowledge that melanoma is extremely rare in prepubertal children. Moreover, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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