title: Oral malignant melanoma: a rare case with unusual clinical presentation.
abstract: Primary Oral malignant melanoma is a rare tumor with an indigent prognosis. This is a case report of 47-year-old Sudanese female diagnosed as Oral malignant melanoma of the mandible with an unusual pattern of growth and clinical presentation. Furthermore, a possibility of intraosseous origin is suggested.
authors: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
authors: Elneel Ahmed Mohamed
authors: EA
authors: Ali
authors: OMF Surgery, National University, Sudan.
authors: Musadak Ali
authors: MA
authors: Karrar
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Pathology Department, Taibah University, Medina, KSA.
authors: Abeer Abdalla
authors: AA
authors: El-Siddig
authors: Department of Pathology, Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors: Azza
authors: A
authors: Zulfu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013397:Sudan
keywords: Sudan; epithelial neoplasm; oral malignant melanoma; unusual presentation