Melanoma of the H&N

2.6.1 What are the ABCD’s of melanoma screening?

2.6.2 What are risk factors for melanoma?

2.6.3 Why is the incidence of melanoma rising?

2.6.4 What is the difference between Clark and Breslow?

2.6.5 How are cutaneous melanomas staged?

2.6.6 Tell us about mucosal melanoma?

Patel SG. et al. Primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the head and neck. Head Neck. 2002 Mar;24(3):247-57. PMID:11891956

2.6.7 What is the staging of mucosal melanoma?

2.6.8 What are lentigo maligna and dysplastic nevi? Are they precursors to malignant melanoma?

2.6.9 Discuss melanoma growth patterns.

2.6.10 What margins are needed when excising melanoma?

2.6.11 A patient presents with a concerning skin lesion on the forehead. How would you biopsy this lesion - excisional, incisional, punch, or other?

2.6.12 What is desmoplastic melanoma? How is it different from other types of melanoma?

2.6.13 What are systemic therapies for melanoma? What are their indications and outcomes?

2.6.14 Role for sentinel lymph node biopsy in H&N melanoma?

Erman AB. et al. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is accurate and prognostic in head and neck melanoma. Cancer. 2011 Jul 19. do~/images 10.1002/cncr.26288. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:21773971

2.6.15 What is the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of melanoma of the head and neck?

2.6.16 Who should get a neck dissection for melanoma?