Related Experiment Video For Spitz nevus
Updated: Oct 29, 2025
Author Spotlight: Advancing Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery in Children Through Novel Biomarkers and Enhanced Localization
Published on: September 20, 2024
What's new in pediatric melanoma and Spitz tumors? Pretty much everything
Vernon K Sondak1, Jane L Messina1,2
1Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.
Lay Summary:
Pathologists sometimes have great difficulty in determining whether a mole biopsied from the skin of a child is benign or malignant. New molecular technologies have helped pathologists to identify pediatric melanomas, but there are still some atypical moles that cannot be definitively classified as benign or malignant. With further research, it is hoped that the number of these atypical tumors can be decreased and that the treatment for all children with moles and melanoma can be improved.
