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Melanoma of the oral mucosa with cerebral metastasis: a clinical case

Mariano Sánchez SilesFabio Camacho AlonsoEfraín ÁLvarez MartínezPía López Jornet

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medicine.medical_specialtyOral melanomabusiness.industryMelanomamedicine.diseaseOral melanomaPathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryCerebral metastasisOral pigmentationstomatognathic diseasesHead and neckmedicine.anatomical_structureOncologyOtorhinolaryngologystomatognathic systemPalliative radiotherapyMaxillamedicineCerebral metastasisHard palateClinical caseOral SurgeryOral mucosabusiness

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Summary 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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2005-02-01Oral Oncology Extra
10.1016/j.ooe.2004.10.003http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ooe.2004.10.003