Malignant melanoma of the mandibular gingiva
Oral malignant melanoma is an infrequent neoplasia making up less than 1% of all melanomas, which exhibits much more aggressive behavior than those found on the skin. We present an aggressive case of oral malignant melanoma located on the mandibular gingiva in a 24-year-old male patient, who develop...
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| author | Sandeep Fauzdar Dipesh D Rao Kaneesh Karthik Arthanari Gopal Krishnan Venkatesh G Naikmasur Manjunatha M Revanappa |
| author_facet | Sandeep Fauzdar Dipesh D Rao Kaneesh Karthik Arthanari Gopal Krishnan Venkatesh G Naikmasur Manjunatha M Revanappa |
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| description | Oral malignant melanoma is an infrequent neoplasia making up less than 1% of all melanomas, which exhibits much more aggressive behavior than those found on the skin. We present an aggressive case of oral malignant melanoma located on the mandibular gingiva in a 24-year-old male patient, who developed metastases to not only the regional lymph nodes but also the lungs and liver. The advanced stage of the disease contraindicated any surgical intervention and palliative chemotherapy was planned. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-205c00f205a44ef0a2e357632e2657372022-12-22T00:06:48ZengSAGE PublishingRare Tumors2036-36132010-06-01210.4081/rt.2010.e25Malignant melanoma of the mandibular gingivaSandeep Fauzdar0Dipesh D Rao1Kaneesh Karthik Arthanari2Gopal Krishnan3Venkatesh G Naikmasur4Manjunatha M Revanappa5Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, IndiaOral malignant melanoma is an infrequent neoplasia making up less than 1% of all melanomas, which exhibits much more aggressive behavior than those found on the skin. We present an aggressive case of oral malignant melanoma located on the mandibular gingiva in a 24-year-old male patient, who developed metastases to not only the regional lymph nodes but also the lungs and liver. The advanced stage of the disease contraindicated any surgical intervention and palliative chemotherapy was planned.https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2010.e25 |
| spellingShingle | Sandeep Fauzdar Dipesh D Rao Kaneesh Karthik Arthanari Gopal Krishnan Venkatesh G Naikmasur Manjunatha M Revanappa Malignant melanoma of the mandibular gingiva Rare Tumors |
| title | Malignant melanoma of the mandibular gingiva |
| title_full | Malignant melanoma of the mandibular gingiva |
| title_fullStr | Malignant melanoma of the mandibular gingiva |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malignant melanoma of the mandibular gingiva |
| title_short | Malignant melanoma of the mandibular gingiva |
| title_sort | malignant melanoma of the mandibular gingiva |
| url | https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2010.e25 |
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