title: Treatment of the neck in melanoma.
abstract: The treatment of the neck/parotid in melanoma of the head and neck has changed in recent years. With the use of ultrasound, fine-needle aspiration, lymphoscintigraphy, modified/selective dissection, adjuvant radiation therapy, and systemic interferon, patients with suspected metastatic melanoma in the neck have a better opportunity to have early diagnosis, preservation of function, and improved regional control and survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Byers
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D011379:Prognosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015996:Survival Rate; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins