Clinical presentations of cutaneous melanoma.
Cutaneous melanoma is responsible for the majority of skin cancer deaths. Early and accurate detection are the most important means to improve patient survival. This article reviews the common clinical presentations of head and neck cutaneous melanoma, and discusses lesions that might be clinically mistaken for melanoma.
Ammirati
Christie Travelute
CT
Department of Dermatology, PennState, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. cammirati@psu.edu
Hruza
George J
GJ
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007911:Lentigo / Q000473:pathology; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009506:Nevus / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*