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Recognizing amelanotic melanoma is even more clinically challenging when it is first detected as a metastasis to the secondary tissue.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We report a rare case of metastasis of an amelanotic melanoma to the parotid gland.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 75\u2010year\u2010old man presented with an 8\u2010month history of a painless, mobile, hardened mass in the right parotid region. Histopathological analysis of a fine\u2010needle aspiration biopsy of the parotid mass indicated that the mass was melanoma. Careful clinical and radiological examination revealed an 8 mm erythematous papule in the right temporal scalp, initially diagnosed by visual examination as basal cell carcinoma. After right superficial parotidectomy, neck dissection, and excision of the temporal scalp lesion, histological examination revealed the scalp lesion to be amelanotic melanoma.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although metastatic amelanotic melanoma to the parotid gland is a rare diagnosis, the clinician should be familiar with this presentation to increase the likelihood of making the correct diagnosis and delivering prompt treatment. \u00a9 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. <jats:italic>Head Neck<\/jats:italic> 38: E91\u2013E94, 2016<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.24222","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,8]],"date-time":"2015-09-08T15:44:42Z","timestamp":1441727082000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Parotid metastasis of an amelanotic melanoma of the scalp: The great masquerader"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"Tiago","family":"Neto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Burn Unit Hospital S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o  Porto Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Richard","family":"Nunes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de Coimbra  Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Isabel","family":"Amado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de Coimbra  Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rui","family":"Balhau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Burn Unit Hospital S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o  Porto Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hugo","family":"Marques","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de Coimbra  Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Sanz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de Coimbra  Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Margarida","family":"Mesquita","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de Coimbra  Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Isabel","family":"Pinto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Burn Unit Hospital S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o  Porto Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"In\u00eas","family":"Correia\u2010S\u00e1","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Burn Unit Hospital S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o  Porto Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Artur","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de Coimbra  Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_4_2_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"Cancer incidence in five continents. 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