MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF ORAL CAVITY

Authors

  • Manas Bajpai Assistant Professor,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology NIMS Dental College, Jaipur
  • Nilesh Pardhe Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology NIMS Dental College, Jaipur
  • Betina Chandolia Assistant professor , Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology NIMS Dental College, Jaipur

Abstract

A 51 year old male presented to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, NIMS Dental College Jaipur (India) with a painless pigmented patch extending from left side of the palate to the gingiva from 9 months. The patient had noticed the growth 7 months ago; it was a small patch of 1 cm initially, which gradually increased to attain the present size. The lesion was completely asymptomatic without any ulceration and mobility of the teeth.

References

Bajpai M, Kumar M, Kumar M, Agarwal D. Pigmented Lesion of Buccal Mucosa. Case Rep Med 2014;2014:936142.

Ardekian L, Rosen DJ, Peled M, Rachmiel A, Machtei EE, el Naaj IA, et al. Primary gingival malignant melanoma. Report of 3 cases. J Periodontol 2000;71(1):117–20.

Cebrián Carretero JL, Chamorro Pons M, Montesdeoca N. Melanoma of the oral cavity. Review of the literature. Med Oral 2001;6(5):371–5.

Published

2017-01-25

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2017): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

Section

PICTORIAL

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