title: MRI and malignant melanoma of the parotid gland.
abstract: A case is presented highlighting the unusual features and the value of MRI in the assessment of metastatic malignant melanoma of the parotid gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Chippindale
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery