title: [Malignant head and neck melanoma].
abstract: The general epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of cutaneous malignant Melanoma of the head and neck, which are of interest for the general practitioner, are described. Particular emphasis is made on the several sites within this area and their prognostic implications.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garatea Crelgo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puig Sardà
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gay Escoda
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004416:Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
vernacular_title: Melanoma maligno de cabeza y cuello.