Prognostic significance of melanoma arising in the scalp.
Thirty-five patients with stage I melanoma of the scalp were retrospectively reviewed and compared with similar patients with melanoma of the extremity and trunk. Patients with melanoma of the scalp were predominantly male. The 5-year survival rate was 89 percent. This compared favorably with similar patients with melanoma arising either in the trunk or the extremity. The prognosis of patients with stage I melanoma of the scalp is no worse than that of patients with melanoma arising in the trunk or extremity; therefore, they should be treated in a comparable manner.
Essner
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Division of Surgical Oncology, John Wayne Cancer Clinic, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
Wong
J H
JH
Economou
J S
JS
Morton
D L
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D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*