title: Primary malignant melanoma of the oral cavity.
abstract: The natural history of malignant melanoma of the oral cavity is discussed with reference to the findings of previous writers, and six additional cases are reported. These demonstrate the considerable variations in detail of the course of the disease while confiriming the difficulty of treatment and the inexorable nature of the condition.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities; D000541:Alveolectomy; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy