title: Report of a symposium on: diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous head and neck melanoma.
abstract: A series of presentations and discussions was held during a symposium on the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous head and neck melanoma. The purpose of this meeting was to define certain guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of head and neck melanoma. The results of this symposium are summarized and condensed in this report. Recommendations are made for diagnostic strategies and for treatment. It is indicated that research efforts in immunology need to be expanded to develop rational immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute (Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Huis), Amsterdam.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Balm
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Kroon
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Israels
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jonk
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mooi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neering
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osterlind
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Rampen
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Rankin
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy