Age and sex differences for malignant melanoma in the pediatric population—childhood versus adolescence: analysis of current nationwide data from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program - 15/02/21

Ryan C. Kelm, MD ^a, Yasmeen Ali, MD ^a, Kelsey Orrell, MB, BCh, BAO ^a, Stephanie M. Rangel, PhD ^a, Lacey Kruse, MD ^{a, b}, Annette M. Wagner, MD ^{a, b}, Pedram Gerami, MD ^{a, b, c}, Dennis P. West, PhD ^{a, c}, Beatrice Nardone, MD, PhD ^{a, ⁎}

^a Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 

^b Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 

^c Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 

^∗Correspondence to: Beatrice Nardone, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, 676 N. Saint Clair Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60611Department of DermatologyNorthwestern University676 N. Saint Clair Street, Suite 1600ChicagoIL60611