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Melanoma of the Oral Cavity: About Two Cases and Review of Literature

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
² Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
³ Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
⁴ Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
⁵ Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
⁶ Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
⁷ Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
⁸ Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
⁹ Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
¹⁰ Department of pathology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
¹¹ Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco

International Journal of Clinical Medicine·Volume 04 (2013)·Pages 191–194·Published 30 April 2013·DOI10.4236/ijcm.2013.44033

Abstract

Mucosal malignant melanoma of the oral cavity is an extremely rare condition. It has a poor prognosis. Here we report two typical cases of malignant melanoma. In the first case, 64 years old man developed an exophytic tumor in the hard palate. Head and neck and chest computerized tomography scan showed a large aggressive tumor of the hard palate. The patient also had multiple lung metastases and a cervical lymph node. The second case is a 73 years old woman pre senting a burgeoning mass on the right palate. Facial CT reveals a malignant tumor lateralized in the right palate with ipsilateral metastatic lymph nodes. Histological with immunohistochemical studies assigned both cases to a malignant melanoma. Due to the rarity of oral malignant melanomas, case reports are a necessary source of information.

KeywordsMelanomaOral Cavity

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Melanoma of the Oral Cavity: About Two Cases and Review of Literature

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