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M Mustafa Kılıçkaya1, Giray Aynali1, Ali Murat Ceyhan2
1School of Medicine, Otolaryngology Department, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260 Isparta, Turkey.
Abstract:
Malignant melanoma of the parotid gland is often metastatic and mainly originates from malignant melanomas in the head and neck. Nevertheless, some malignant melanomas may metastasize and subsequently regress. Therefore, it may not be possible to observe a metastatic malignant melanoma and its primary melanoma simultaneously. The investigation of a patient's old photographs may help in the detection of preexisting and regressed pigmented lesions in the facial and neck regions.
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