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Mucosal Melanoma of Palate: A Case Report with Review of Literature

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The World Health Organisation defines mucosal malignant melanoma as a malignant tumour of melanocytes or of melanocyte progenitors. Due to the lack of symptoms and unknown etiology, mucosal malignant melanoma may go undiagnosed. The surgeon can find it challenging to come up with a definitive treatment strategy because of its rarity and rapid spread. In this case study, a 57-year-old female patient with hyperpigmented gingiva and palate diagnosed pathologically and immunohistochemically as malignant melanoma underwent surgical excision and a modified radical neck dissection.

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Department of Oral pathology, Oral medicine and Radiology Government Dental college, Calicut

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Kozhikode, affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673008, India

    K. T. Shahina, V. Ravindran, Abcish Krishnan & Babin C. Balan

  2. Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore Affiliated to MAHE, Hampankatta, 575006, India

    Sandeep K. Madhu

  3. Government Tertiary Cancer Centre, Kozhikode, affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences, Kozhikode, 673008, India

    Sreekanth S. Kumar

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Shahina, K.T., Madhu, S.K., Ravindran, V. et al. Mucosal Melanoma of Palate: A Case Report with Review of Literature. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-024-02180-x

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