[A rare case of local relapsing oral melanoma].
Melanoma of the oral mucosa is an extremely rare tumor. At the time of diagnosis most melanomas are in an advanced stage because of few clinical signs. Therefore the prognosis of melanoma of the oral mucosa is often very poor. We present a 48-year-old patient with melanoma of the oral mucosa first diagnosed 22 years ago. Over 20 years several wide excisions were necessary because of multiple local relapses. Eventually, the patient died from brain metastases.
Gauwerky
Katharina J
KJ
Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, LMU München.
Ehrenfeld
Michael
M
Bakos
Renato M
RM
Volkenandt
Matthias
M
Ruzicka
Thomas
T
Berking
Carola
C
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome