title: Melanoma of the scalp: an underdiagnosed malignancy?
abstract: We report a case of scalp melanoma that was found incidentally after the patient complained of pruritic lesions on his scalp. The melanoma was 13 mm in diameter and had a Breslow thickness of 0.25 mm. The incidence of melanoma has been on the rise, with a high incidence occurring in men on the head, neck, and trunk. This case stresses the need to thoroughly examine the entire scalp when performing total body screening examinations for skin cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 11794-8165, USA.
authors.forename: Laura S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Phieffer
authors.forename: Evan C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Marcia G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Tonneson
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kriegel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery