ORAL MUCOSAL MELANOMA: A CASE REPORT OF A LIFE-THREATENING DISEASE

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 134; no. 3; p. e103
• Main Authors: Silva, Jamerson Carvalho, De Lima Marinho Costa, Marina, De Aniz Castro, Ianna Josefa Valeska, Carrera, Manoela, Santos, Jean Nunes Dos, De Araújo Melo, Leonardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2022

Oral mucosal melanoma (OMM) is a rare malignancy of melanocytic origin, with a poor prognosis and low overall survival. We report a case of a 45-year-old male patient who presented with an ill-defined blackish-grey nodule, sometimes as a macule, affecting the maxillary gingiva and hard palate, with...