TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck A1 - Moore, Brian A. A2 - Morita, Shane Y. A2 - Balch, Charles M. A2 - Klimberg, V. Suzanne A2 - Pawlik, Timothy M. A2 - Posner, Mitchell C. A2 - Tanabe, Kenneth K. PY - 2018 T2 - Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology AB - Skin cancer of the head and neck is a heterogeneous group of malignancies that together constitute the most common cancer of this anatomic region. The majority of cases are nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSC) such as basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), but melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) are increasingly encountered. Although most skin cancers of the head and neck are successfully treated by a variety of practitioners using an array of modalities, melanoma and aggressive variants of NMSC demand a multidisciplinary approach—the challenge lies in recognizing the dangerous lesions early in their course to facilitate comprehensive staging and treatment. Because melanoma is thoroughly addressed elsewhere in this text, this chapter will focus on NMSC, particularly BCC and SCC, in addition to the unique aspects of cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145758638 ER -