title: Oral and cutaneous melanoma: similarities and differences.
abstract: Melanomas are malignant lesions stemming from the disorganized proliferation of melanocytes. This condition is more common on skin, but may also be detected in mucosa, such as in the oral cavity. The aim of the present study was to report similarities and differences between oral and cutaneous melanoma.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Melanoma; Skin; Mouth; Diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafaela Nogueira
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Cassio Roberto Rocha
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Nadia Lages
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Flaviana Dornela
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Verli
authors.forename: Sandra Aparecida
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Marinho