Oral Mucosa Malignant Melanoma: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, and a Case Report
Journal: Journal of Dental Problems and Solutions (Vol.2, No. 2)Publication Date: 2015-08-06
Authors : Tze-Ta Huang Kai-Yuan Hsiao Chiang-Shin Liu Tung-Yiu Wong Jehn-Shyun Huang Ken-Chung Chen;
Page : 019-024
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Abstract
Primary oral mucosa malignant melanoma is a rare and biologically aggressive neoplasm. It is estimated about 1~2% of all oral malignancies with the incidence increasing with age. The prognosis of oral mucosa malignant melanoma is poor with the five-year survival rate is approximately 15%. The diagnosis of oral melanoma is usually delayed because it is always asymptomatic at the beginning and it resembles the epulis, amalgam tattoo or other oral lesions.
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