Overall, survival rates among children (aged 11 years and younger) and adolescents (aged 12 to 19 years) with melanoma are high, but some characteristics—such as ulceration, location on the head or neck, and a Breslow thickness of more than 4 mm—were predictive of lower survival rates among adolescent patients, according to a study published by Sharouni et al in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. The 10-year recurrence-free survival rates for the cohort of about 540 children were 91.5% in children and 86.4% in adolescents; 10-year overall survival rates were 100% for children and 92.7% for adolescents.
May 24, 2023