Publisher's Synopsis
The incidence of head and neck melanoma continues to rise, with early diagnosis and adequate surgery still being the mainstays of treatment and cure. Melanoma of the head and neck poses particular problems for surgical treatment, because the margins of excision are often limited by anatomic, functional and esthetic considerations. Based on the presentations at an international symposium, the contributions in this publication review the epidemiology, prognostic factors, differential diagnosis, histopathology and surgery of head and neck melanoma. Attention is also given to the controversial issues of elective lymphadenectomy and therapeutic neck dissection, as well as to the role of radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
