title: [A rare case of local relapsing oral melanoma].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, LMU München.
authors.forename: Katharina J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Gauwerky
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ehrenfeld
authors.forename: Renato M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bakos
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volkenandt
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruzicka
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berking
mesh_terms: 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