Melanoma in children

Melanocytic nevus in children is not a serious condition. The appearance of moles is mostly caused by the accumulation of melanin in the surface cells of the skin. Eating less black food is beneficial to the relief of melanin. In addition, if these melanins do not affect normal physical health, there is no need to worry too much. As the baby grows, these melanins will gradually disappear and will not affect physical development.

Whether a mole on the body will affect the baby's health needs to be judged based on the five characteristics of the mole:

The shape of the mole;

Whether it protrudes from the skin surface;

The color of the mole;

The size of the mole;

Was it present at birth, or has it grown recently?

According to the color of moles, they can be divided into 6 situations:

Don't worry about black moles, they are formed by the aggregation of melanocytes in the skin, which can be present at birth or grow later;

Red moles are often caused by the proliferation and aggregation of capillaries. This small part may disappear on its own, but some will continue to grow;

A large patch of gray-green, light, and non-protruding, this "mole" is called "Mongolian blue spot". It does not need to be treated. It is common on the buttocks and backs of infants. This is also a manifestation of pigment accumulation and often disappears on its own after a few years. Blue buttocks are very common in babies. Many children have it. It is congenital and the incidence rate is about 86.3%. 86 out of 100 children have blue buttocks!

Blue nevus is the rarest type. It is more common in women and often occurs in childhood. Blue nevus are easily found on the face, extensor surface of the limbs, especially on the back of the hands and feet, waist and buttocks, and occasionally on the conjunctiva, oral mucosa, prostate and cervix.

Dark brown or light brown moles may be pigment deposits and are also seen in some neurological diseases;

White moles are caused by loss of pigmentation and are seen in genetic diseases and some fungal infections.

In fact, most moles do not require additional treatment. The following five situations really require close observation:

Black moles are asymmetrical in shape, have varying shades of color, irregular borders, are larger than 5 mm in diameter, and continue to grow rapidly. This indicates the possibility of malignant changes, which requires timely medical attention and early treatment; mothers should pay attention to melanoma, the same disease that Sun Honglei suffered from in If You Are the One 2. How to distinguish between common moles and melanoma, the following picture can help you quickly identify:

There are more than 6 brown moles on the body, with a diameter greater than 5 mm, accompanied by symptoms such as developmental delay and convulsions. This may be a manifestation of a neurological disease and requires further examination;

A red, nodular, soft mole that protrudes from the surface of the skin and grows on the head and face. This is often a hemangioma, and it is easy to be combined with a hemangioma in the nervous system. This type of huge epidermal hemangioma also needs to be treated in time.

Normally, hemangiomas are benign tumors of the body, but if cavernous hemangiomas appear, or if hemangiomas continue to grow rapidly, mothers should be more careful.

Generally, blue nevi are less than 1 cm in diameter and do not require treatment if they remain stable for many years without changes. However, blue nodules with a diameter greater than 1 cm, which appear suddenly recently, or which have enlarged existing blue nodules, should be surgically removed, and nodular blue nevus that suddenly spreads require histopathological examination.

Among blue nevi, cellular blue nevi may become malignant and should generally be removed surgically. Another thing that needs to be vigilant is malignant blue nevi. Malignant melanoma that occurs on the basis of cellular blue nevi is called malignant blue nevus. Both conditions require timely diagnosis and treatment.

A huge mole affects your appearance, so you can first go to a dermatologist to evaluate the situation and choose the right time during school age to undergo beautification treatment.

If any of the above situations occur, you need to take your child to the hospital for examination in time. If not, no additional treatment is required.