Multifocal Amelanotic Melanoma of the Hard Palate: A Challenging Case
Among all melanomas, the mucosal type is very rare and may occur in the sino-nasal mucosa, vagina, anus and the oral cavity. At variance with melanomas of the skin, no risk factors, such as familiarity, UV-exposure and skin phenotype, have been clearly identified for such neoplasms. Frequently, the...
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| author | Luisa Limongelli Eliano Cascardi Saverio Capodiferro Gianfranco Favia Massimo Corsalini Angela Tempesta Eugenio Maiorano |
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| description | Among all melanomas, the mucosal type is very rare and may occur in the sino-nasal mucosa, vagina, anus and the oral cavity. At variance with melanomas of the skin, no risk factors, such as familiarity, UV-exposure and skin phenotype, have been clearly identified for such neoplasms. Frequently, the diagnosis is delayed and achieved at advanced stages or when metastases have already occurred. The authors report on a case of mucosal melanoma of the oral cavity presenting as a mass of the hard palate in a 50-year old male, and the corresponding diagnostic-therapeutic pathway. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4765111f9eb43d9a7825d4fa9dab2842023-11-20T04:38:37ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182020-06-0110642410.3390/diagnostics10060424Multifocal Amelanotic Melanoma of the Hard Palate: A Challenging CaseLuisa Limongelli0Eliano Cascardi1Saverio Capodiferro2Gianfranco Favia3Massimo Corsalini4Angela Tempesta5Eugenio Maiorano6Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, ItalyAmong all melanomas, the mucosal type is very rare and may occur in the sino-nasal mucosa, vagina, anus and the oral cavity. At variance with melanomas of the skin, no risk factors, such as familiarity, UV-exposure and skin phenotype, have been clearly identified for such neoplasms. Frequently, the diagnosis is delayed and achieved at advanced stages or when metastases have already occurred. The authors report on a case of mucosal melanoma of the oral cavity presenting as a mass of the hard palate in a 50-year old male, and the corresponding diagnostic-therapeutic pathway.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/6/424melanomahead and neckoral tumorsmucosal melanoma |
| spellingShingle | Luisa Limongelli Eliano Cascardi Saverio Capodiferro Gianfranco Favia Massimo Corsalini Angela Tempesta Eugenio Maiorano Multifocal Amelanotic Melanoma of the Hard Palate: A Challenging Case Diagnostics melanoma head and neck oral tumors mucosal melanoma |
| title | Multifocal Amelanotic Melanoma of the Hard Palate: A Challenging Case |
| title_full | Multifocal Amelanotic Melanoma of the Hard Palate: A Challenging Case |
| title_fullStr | Multifocal Amelanotic Melanoma of the Hard Palate: A Challenging Case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multifocal Amelanotic Melanoma of the Hard Palate: A Challenging Case |
| title_short | Multifocal Amelanotic Melanoma of the Hard Palate: A Challenging Case |
| title_sort | multifocal amelanotic melanoma of the hard palate a challenging case |
| topic | melanoma head and neck oral tumors mucosal melanoma |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/6/424 |
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