1.
J Ayurveda Integr Med
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2013 Oct-Dec; 4(4): 252-253
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-173351
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Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2007 Apr; 50(2): 385-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-73711
ABSTRACT
Primary oral malignant melanomas are rare with an incidence of .2 to 8% of all melanomas. Less than 1% of them arise on buccal mucosa. Grossly they arise as a black macule with irregular borders & are commonly of mucosal lentiginous type. They appear at a higher stage and are aggressive with a 5 yr survival rate of 10-25%. 39% of metastasis in thyroid occur from skin (melanomas) and melanomas produce a thyroid mass while the original source remains occult. We report a case of oral malignant melanoma of left buccal mucosa for its rarity and its spread to cervical lymph nodes and thyroid.