Estrogen could also play a key role in the development of pediatric melanoma

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Aug;89(2):e95-e96. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.01.051. Epub 2023 Mar 20.

Authors

Elisabetta Magnaterra¹, Biancamaria Zuccaro¹, Manfredi Magliulo¹, Federico Venturi¹, Flavia Silvestri¹, Massimo Gola¹, Vincenzo De Giorgi²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
² Section of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Cancer Research "Attilia Pofferi" Foundation, Pistoia, Italy. Electronic address: vincenzo.degiorgi@unifi.it.

PMID: 36940797
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.01.051

No abstract available

Keywords: children; female hormones; skin cancer.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Child
Estrogens
Humans
Melanoma* / epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms* / epidemiology

Substances

Estrogens