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Surgical management of the neck in patients with metastatic melanoma in parotid lymph nodes

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The role and extent of neck dissection in patients with parotid metastatic cutaneous head and neck melanoma remain unclear. The aims of this study were to determine the incidence and… Click to show full abstract

The role and extent of neck dissection in patients with parotid metastatic cutaneous head and neck melanoma remain unclear. The aims of this study were to determine the incidence and patterns of cervical node involvement in patients with parotid metastatic melanoma, and to determine if a limited lymphadenectomy of the clinically negative neck is appropriate.

Keywords: neck; management neck; neck patients; patients metastatic; surgical management; metastatic melanoma

Journal Title: Journal of Surgical Oncology
Year Published: 2019

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