Primary oral melanoma associated with HIV infection.
POM, when it occurs, is most common in the palate and the maxillary gingiva. It has a poor prognosis. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice while radiotherapy and chemotherapy are adjunctive. This report documents an unusual case of POM and reviews field cancerization in POM.
Feller
L
L
Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, Box D26, School of Dentistry, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), 0204, South Africa. lfeller@medunsa.ac.za
Masipa
J N
JN
Wood
N H
NH
Khamissa
R A G
RA
Meyerov
R
R
Lemmer
J
J
D000328:Adult; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis