title: Clinical presentations of cutaneous melanoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, PennState, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. cammirati@psu.edu
authors.forename: Christie Travelute
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Ammirati
authors.forename: George J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hruza
mesh_terms: 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*