Impact of scalp location on survival in head and neck melanoma: A retrospective cohort study

BackgroundScalp melanomas have more aggressive clinicopathological features than other melanomas and mortality rates more than twice that of melanoma located elsewhere.ObjectiveWe sought to describe the survival of patients with scalp melanoma versus other cutaneous head and neck melanoma (CHNM), and explore a possible independent negative impact of scalp location on CHNM survival.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was performed of all invasive...