A brief synopsis on scalp melanoma.

Abstract

Melanoma constitutes one of the most sinister and troublesome malignancies encountered by humanity. Generally, the diagnosis of advanced melanoma connotes a grave prognosis, prompting a sense of looming threat of death, however, the early-stage detected disease responds well to robust treatment resulting in reasonable survivorship. Scalp melanomas are even more troublesome, because they typically exhibit more aggressive biologic behavior and are often diagnosed at a late stage. This review tries to comprehensively highlight the various diagnostic, therapeutic, and outcome aspects of scalp melanomas. The literature research includes peer-reviewed articles (clinical trials or scientific reviews). Studies were identified by searching electronic databases (MEDLINE and PubMed) till May 2020 and reference lists of respective articles. Only articles published in English language were included.

• Authors: Muhammad Saaiq, Iris Zalaudek, Babar Rao, Young Lee, Lidia Rudnicka, Joanna Czuwara, Roberta Giuffrida, Uwe Wollina, Mohammad Jafferany, Torello Lotti, Stephan Grabbe, Mohamad Goldust
• Journal: Dermatologic therapy (Dermatol Ther) Vol. 33 Issue 4 Pg. e13795 (Jul 2020) ISSN: 1529-8019 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 32520414 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.

Topics

• Head and Neck Neoplasms (diagnosis, therapy)
• Humans
• Melanoma (diagnosis, therapy)
• Prognosis
• Scalp
• Skin Neoplasms (diagnosis, therapy)