Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9340306 | Oral Oncology Extra | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Oral melanoma (OM) is an infrequent neoplasia making up less than 1% of all melanomas, and which exhibits a much more aggressive behaviour than those found on the skin. We present a case of OM located on the hard palate, vestibular alveolar gingiva of the maxilla, and upper lip in a 75-year-old patient who developed a distant metastasis on the left parietal lobe. The advanced stage of the disease contraindicated any surgical intervention and it was decided to carry out palliative radiotherapy, but the patient died before treatment.
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Authors
EfraÃn Álvarez MartÃnez, Fabio Camacho Alonso, Mariano Sánchez Siles, PÃa López Jornet,