Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 56. No. 2., 2017.
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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2017.56.02.17
Primary Oral Mucosal Melanomas – Two Case Reports and Comprehensive Literature Review
Berislav Topić
; Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tarik Mašić
; Clinical Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Sarajevo University Hospital Centre, University of Sarajevo
Svjetlana Radović
; Pathology Institute, School of Medicine, University of Sarajevo
Ivor Lincender
; Clinical Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Sarajevo University Hospital Centre, University of Sarajevo
Edin Muhić
; Private Dental Surgery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
Oral melanoma (OM) occurs from activated or genetically altered epidermal melanocytes. There is no scientific evidence that OM can be linked to physical, chemical and thermal irritation, or to other risk factors of the oral cavity. According to fi gures from various countries, OM accounts for 0.2% to 7.5% ( Japan) of all cases of melanoma of the skin and mucous membrane. The male to female ratio of OM is 2:1. About 80% of OMs are located in the mucosa of the palate and maxillary gingiva. This paper presents two cases of oral mucosal melanoma of the upper and lower lips in women aged 62 and 59 years. Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and therapy are reported.
Keywords
Melanoma – pathology; Mouth neoplasms – diagnosis; Mouth neoplasms – therapy; Case reports
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Publication date:
1.6.2017.
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