title: Primary malignant melanoma of maxillary gingiva.
abstract: Malignant melanoma of maxillary gingiva is a rare clinical entity. Mucosal melanoma is more aggressive than cutaneous form and carries comparatively poorer prognosis. High index of suspicion is required for diagnosing malignant melanoma of oral cavity. Any pigmented lesion in the oral cavity should be taken seriously by the clinician.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical Sciences, Patelnagar, Dehradun, 248001 India.
authors.forename: Sudhir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.affiliation: Santosh Medical College, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Somen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.affiliation: Santosh Medical College, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sarabjeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Santosh Medical College, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anubha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yadav
keywords: Malignant melanoma of maxillary gingiva; Malignant melanoma of oral cavity; Mucosal melanoma