title: Oral malignant melanoma: Report of three cases with literature review.
abstract: Primary oral melanoma is known to be an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm arising from the mucosal epithelium of the oral cavity especially upper jaw (palate or alveolar gingivae). Malignant melanoma that does not originate in the skin is a very rare disease and is considered one of the most deadly of all human neoplasms. Oral malignant melanoma (OMM) represents about 1% of all melanomas and approximately 0.5% of all oral malignancies. OMM has been reported in patients aged 20 to 80 years and has a male predilection. Because most mucosal melanotic lesions are painless in their early stages, so delayed recognition and subsequent treatment result in worst prognosis. Here, we report three cases with significant heterogeneity in morphological features and biologic behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ankita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Hari
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Carrier Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Malignant; melanoma; neoplasm