Oral malignant melanoma: a rarity!
Satya Ranjan Misra, Ujjaval Ramanupam Tripathy, Rupsa Das, Neeta Mohanty
Abstract
Malignant melanoma (MM) of the oral cavity is an exceedingly rare malignancy of melanocytic origin, presenting as a blackish-brown patch with colour variation within the patch. It accounts for only 1.6% of all head and neck malignancies and 0.2%–8% of all MMs.[1][1] The significance lies in early
Topics & Concepts
MelanomaHead and neckMalignancyOral cavityMedicineDermatologyPathologySurgeryDentistryCancer researchCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management