Metastatic malignant melanoma of maxillary gingiva. A case report.

S. V. Srinivasan; K. M. Pal; P. K. Dayal; T. S. Bastian; S. Patil

Metastatic malignant melanoma of maxillary gingiva. A case report.

S. V. Srinivasan^*
, K. M. Pal
, P. K. Dayal
, T. S. Bastian
, S. Patil

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

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Abstract

Malignant melanoma of the oral cavity can be primary or secondary due to metastasis from distant site. Incidence of oral cavity by metastasis of melanoma is 1.85%. Most common oral sites involved are tongue, buccal mucosa and parotid gland. Oral lesions occur as a part of disseminated disease during the advanced stages and has poor prognosis. An unusual case of metastatic malignant melanoma of the maxillary gingiva is reported.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	119-122
Number of pages	4
Journal	Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for Dental Research
Volume	8
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 01-10-1997

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Dentistry

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