Oral Malignant Melanoma Initially Misdiagnosed as a Racial Pigmentation: A Case Report
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Oral Malignant Melanoma Initially Misdiagnosed as a Racial Pigmentation: A Case Report
Oral malignant melanoma (OMM) is rare, representing less than 0.5% of all oral malignancies. The most affected sites are the palate and the maxillary gingiva. Histological examination is important to establish the diagnosis of any suspicious pigmented lesion in the oral cavity, mainly if a precise clinical diagnosis is not possible. We present one case of OMM that was initially diagnosed as a r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dermatopathology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2296-3529
DOI: 10.1159/000444049