Mori S, et al. - Researchers sought to describe and assess how surgical excision of Tis and T1a melanomas of the head and neck impact the health-related quality of life of a patient. In this longitudinal cohort study involving 56 patients with a Tis or T1a melanoma of the head and neck, they asked participants to complete 2 patient-reported outcome measure questionnaires, Skindex-16 and Skin Cancer Index (SCI), at four time points: baseline, perioperative (1 to 2 weeks after surgery), and 6-month and 1-year follow-up. Analysis revealed worse health-related quality of life in the perioperative period that improved to above baseline levels by 6 months and 1 year following excision of the tumor. Over the treatment course, worse health-related quality of life was reported by women and those younger than 65 years.