Oral Cavity Mucosal Melanoma

Background: Mucosal melanoma of the oral cavity is a rare entity and accounts for less than 1–3% of all melanomas. Contrary to… Expand

Oral cavity mucosal melanomas (OCMM) represent only 3% of all malignant melanomas. Surgery is the mainstay of treatments and it… Expand

Several studies have examined the correlation between nestin expression and the degree of tumor invasion in cutaneous melanoma… Expand

Melanoma is a highly aggressive neoplasm in which the neoplastic cells display melanocytic differentiation. Less than 1 % of all… Expand

BACKGROUND Primary mucosal melanoma of the oral cavity is a highly aggressive malignancy of melanocytic origin. The aim of this… Expand

Primary mucosal melanoma of the oral cavity is an exceedingly rare neoplasm which is estimated to comprise 1-2% of all oral… Expand

48 Malignant melanoma is a malignant neoplasm of melanocytes or of melanocytic precursors1. Primary mucosal melanoma of the head… Expand

Malignant melanoma of the oral cavity is a rare disease with high lethality, rapid progression and frequently seen lymph node… Expand

Aims: To document the clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical features of two cases of primary mucosal melanoma with… Expand

Fourteen cases of mucosal melanomas of the oral cavity were treated from January, 1970 to April, 1986 in our department. The… Expand