metastatic malignant melanoma of parotid gland: a case report and review of literature

Melanoma of the head and neck region metastasizes to cervical lymph nodes but parotid gland is a rare location for metastasis. We report a case of a cutaneous malignant melanoma of the face which metastasized to parotid gland. Metastatic infiltrations were also observed in intraparotid lymph nodes. The pattern of spread of melanoma in the head and neck region and its significance to treatment of salivary gland is reviewed in our report.