title: Primary malignant melanomas of the oral mucosa.
abstract: 7 patients with primary malignant melanoma of the oral mucosa treated during the past 15 years by extensive resection, and simultaneous neck dissection in 3 of them, are reported. 4 patients died. However, most of the patients stayed alive relatively long postoperatively.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis