Primary Malignant Melanoma of Maxilla: Report of a Case with Discussion

• Main Authors: G. Shirisha Rani (Author), T. Vinay Kumar (Author), Balaram Kolasani (Author), Md Rezwana Begum (Author), Anu Priya Srinivasan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Primary oral malignant melanoma, very rare neoplasm of melanocytic origin, usually presents as a bluish black to tan-brown colored lesion Which is accounting for 0.2 to 8% of all melanomas, 1.6% of all head and neck malignancies, and 0.5% of all oral neoplasia. In general, the prognosis of oral mela...