title: Primary mucosal melanoma: report of two cases.
abstract: Primary mucosal malignant melanoma is of unusual occurrence and poor prognosis. We report two cases of primary mucosal melanoma, one in a 70-year-old male in the palate and the other in a 73-year-old female in the maxillary sinus. Early diagnosis and proper clinical and cytologic evaluation is necessary to institute therapeutic intervention. These cases are reported on account of their rarity of occurrence and difficulty of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandy, Mamba, Kannur-670611 Kerala, India, e-mail: dranila_opath@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Anila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karunakaran
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology Azeezia College of Dental Science and Research, Diamond Hills Meeyannoor, Kollam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Rathy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravindran
authors.affiliation: Lecturer (Oral Pathology), Department of Diagnostic Sciences Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry Kannur Dental College, Kannur, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology Kannur Dental College, Kannur, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: M K Shruthi
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Laxmi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010166:Palliative Care