Do Oncologic Outcomes From Head and Neck Versus Truncal and Extremity Melanoma Differ? A Single-Institution Single-Subspecialty Experience.
Kirsten M BaecherMichael K TurgeonCaroline R MedinGeetha MahendranTerrill M FlakesKeith A DelmanMichael C LowePublished in: The American surgeon (2021)
In this series from a high-volume tertiary referral center, the differences in rates and sites of recurrence between H&N and non-H&N melanoma do not impact melanoma-specific or overall survival, suggesting that H&N melanoma patients should be treated similarly with respect to regional and systemic therapies.