title: Oral malignant melanoma: A case report of an unusual clinical and histologic presentation.
abstract: Malignant melanoma is a potentially aggressive tumor of melanocytic origin. Primary oral malignant melanoma is a rare neoplasm, accounting for 0.5% of all oral malignancies. The present case occurred in a 60-year-old female patient, as a pedunculated growth involving the palate and alveolar ridge and histologically showing a desmoplastic differentiation. The article discusses the distinct clinico-pathologic presentation of this case and emphasizes on the need to identify and report such cases for further understanding of their biologic behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, School of Dental Sciences, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Uzma Iqbal
authors.initials: UI
authors.lastname: Belgaumi
authors.forename: Pushparaja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirlal
keywords: Desmoplastic melanoma; malignant melanoma; oral mucosal melanoma
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