title: Common skin lesions of the elderly.
abstract: The elderly patient can present with a variety of skin lesions of the head and neck. This article is designed to acquaint the otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon with normal skin morphology and with the changes that occur with aging and sun exposure. Common benign and malignant skin lesions of the aging patient are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Ries
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aly
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vrabec
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects