Nearly 20% of melanomas occur on the head and neck area(1) but only 2-5% arise on the scalp.(2) Several studies reported a worse prognosis of scalp melanoma compared to other body sites, being unclear the reason for this phenomenon.(3) Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer of the scalp are most frequent in bald men older than 65 years. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Baldness and scalp melanoma
Moscarella, E;ALFANO, Roberto;ARGENZIANO, Giuseppe
2017
Abstract
Nearly 20% of melanomas occur on the head and neck area(1) but only 2-5% arise on the scalp.(2) Several studies reported a worse prognosis of scalp melanoma compared to other body sites, being unclear the reason for this phenomenon.(3) Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer of the scalp are most frequent in bald men older than 65 years. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.File in questo prodotto:
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