title: Primitive malignant melanoma of the parotid gland.
abstract: Melanoma of the parotid gland is a very rare event: it can occur as a primary disease or as spread of the intraglandular nodes. The authors report a case and review the few cases of primary melanoma of the parotid gland reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: ENT Clinic, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. marbarge@libero.it
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: Maria Paola
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cordone
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mora
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery