Mandibular metastasis of cutaneous melanoma

Melanoma is a malignant neoplasm of melanocytes that can metastasize to every organ of the body, but metastasis to the oral cavity is uncommon. We describe a case of metastatic malignant melanoma to the mandible in a 33-years-old woman. The patient had a 2 cm × 4 cm firm, ulcerated nodule, distal to...

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Main Authors: Josi Amadeu, Cleto Mariosvaldo Piazzetta, Cassius Carvalho Torres-Pereira, José Miguel Amenábar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426816300240
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