Oral malignant melanoma: A case report of an unusual clinical and histologic presentation

Malignant melanoma is a potentially aggressive tumor of melanocytic origin. Primary oral malignant melanoma is a rare neoplasm, accounting for 0.5% of all oral malignancies. The present case occurred in a 60-year-old female patient, as a pedunculated growth involving the palate and alveolar ridge an...

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Main Authors: Uzma Iqbal Belgaumi, Pushparaja Shetty, Shilpa Shirlal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Dental Research Journal
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Online Access:http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2013;volume=10;issue=3;spage=404;epage=407;aulast=Belgaumi