Primary Oral Malignant Melanoma

• Main Authors: Panjab V Wanjari (Author), Ashish M Warhekar (Author), Sangeeta P Wanjari (Author), Vanaja Reddy (Author), Satyajitraje Tekade (Author), Pallavi Shrivastava (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Malignant melanoma (MM) is a malignant neoplasm of epidermal melanocytes. Primary malignant melanoma (PMM) is rarely found in the oral cavity. It is estimated at between 0.2 and 8% of all melanomas and approximately four times more frequently in the oral mucosa of the upper jaw, usually on the palat...