The prognostic implications of location for scalp melanoma

Dermoscopic features of melanoma on the scalp

“…2,11 Remarkably, the overall 5-year survival decreases from 86% to 47% in nonhair-bearing and hair-bearing areas, respectively. 12 Interestingly, the proportion of scalp melanoma compared with other locations is reported to be higher in children than in adults. 13 A possible explanation for the poor prognosis of scalp melanoma might be related to a delayed detection because the skin is often covered by hair and, therefore, not easily accessible to clinical examination.…”

Malignant cutaneous tumors of the scalp: A study of demographic characteristics and histologic distributions of 398 Taiwanese patients

“…Patients with scalp melanoma occurring on hair-bearing regions had a poorer prognosis than those on nonhair-bearing regions. 5,6 Furthermore, only few English-language articles regarding the epidemiology and histology of scalp malignancies could be found in the literature. [7][8][9] Using the long-term database of a large general medical center in Taiwan, our study analyzed a large population of cases to determine the histopathologic spectrum of scalp malignancies and patient demographics.…”

Visualization of Different Morphological Structures within Pigmented Melanocytic Skin Lesion Melanoma: Case Studies

“…Nowadays there is a real need to advance early detection of scalp melanoma because of its significantly worse prognosis as compared with melanoma of other anatomic locations [10]. So far there have been very few descriptions of dermatoscopic structures of melanoma on the scalp and the first case was demonstrated and published by Zalaudek et al in 2004 [11].…”