Pedunculated malignant melanoma of the hard palate.
We report the case of a primary malignant melanoma arising from the mucosa of the hard palate on a fibrovascular stalk. This is to our knowledge the first report of a pedunculated melanoma in this location. The possibility of a more favorable prognosis, because of the stalk, which shows no signs of invasion by the neoplasm, is considered.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis