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Late Diagnosis of Oral Melanoma / Diagnóstico Tardío de Melanoma Oral
Santana, Lucas Alves da Mota; Cunha, John Lennon Silva; Ribeiro, Thiago Santana; Sánchez-Romero, Celeste; Trento, Cleverson Luciano; Marqueti, Antônio Carlos; de Albuquerque-Júnior, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti; Sousa, Sílvia Ferreira de.
  • Santana, Lucas Alves da Mota; Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Biological Sciences and Health Center. Department of Dentistry. Aracaju. BR
  • Cunha, John Lennon Silva; Tiradentes University. Institute of Technology and Research. Laboratory of Morphology and Experimental Pathology. Aracaju. BR
  • Ribeiro, Thiago Santana; Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Biological Sciences and Health Center. Department of Dentistry. Aracaju. BR
  • Sánchez-Romero, Celeste; University of Campinas. Piracicaba Dental School. Department of Oral Diagnosis. Piracicaba. BR
  • Trento, Cleverson Luciano; Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Biological Sciences and Health Center. Department of Dentistry. Aracaju. BR
  • Marqueti, Antônio Carlos; Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Biological Sciences and Health Center. Department of Dentistry. Aracaju. BR
  • de Albuquerque-Júnior, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti; Tiradentes University. Institute of Technology and Research. Laboratory of Morphology and Experimental Pathology. Aracaju. BR
  • Sousa, Sílvia Ferreira de; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. School of Dentistry. Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology. Belo Horizonte. BR
Int. j. odontostomatol. (Print) ; 13(2): 230-234, jun. 2019. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1002310
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Oral melanoma (OM) is an extremely rare and aggressive malignancy. A 67-year-old patient presented with complains of a slightly symptomatic spot in the mouth since the past 2 years. Extraoral examination revealed left cervical lymphadenopathy, and intraoral examination a blue-black multinodular sessile mass, with irregular margins, involving the attached gingiva of teeth 27 and 28, extending to vestibular sulcus and hard palate, measuring approximately 3.5 cm. The lesion presented focal areas of ulceration. Panoramic radiograph did not show bone involvement. The main diagnostic hypothesis was oral melanoma. Microscopic findings of the incisional biopsy revealed a proliferation of densely pigmented pleomorphic cells, invading the subepithelial connective tissue in sheets or nests showing an organoid pattern. Immunopositivity for S-100, Melan-A and HMB-45 confirmed the diagnosis of melanoma. The patient was referred to an oncology hospital in which multiple metastases were detected, and the patient was subjected to palliative care. Herein we report an OM in advanced clinical stage, and discuss the clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical diagnostic criteria with emphasis on the importance of early diagnosis.
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RESUMEN El melanoma oral (MO) es una malignidad extremadamente rara y agresiva. Un paciente de 67 años acudió a consulta con la queja de una mancha intraoral ligeramente sintomática, presente desde hace dos años. Al examen clínico extraoral, se encontró adenopatía cervical del lado izquierdo, y al examen intraoral, se observó una masa sésil multinodular de color negro azulado, focalmente ulcerada, con bordes irregulares, afectando la encía de los dientes 27 y 28, extendiéndose hasta el surco vestibular y el paladar duro, midiendo aproximadamente 3,5 cm. La radiografía panorámica no mostró involucramiento óseo. La principal hipótesis diagnóstica fue MO. Los hallazgos microscópicos de la biopsia incisional revelaron una proliferación de células pleomórficas densamente pigmentadas, invadiendo difusamente el tejido conectivo en forma de sábanas o nidos con patrón organoide. La positividad inmunohistoquímica para S-100, Melan-A y HMB-45 confirmó el diagnóstico de melanoma. El paciente fue referido a un hospital oncológico, en el cual se le detectaron múltiples metástasis y fue sometido a cuidados paliativos. Este es el reporte de un caso de MO diagnosticado en estado avanzado, en el que se discuten los criterios clínicos, morfológicos e inmunohistoquímicos para su diagnóstico, haciendo énfasis en la importancia del diagnóstico temprano.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Gingival Neoplasms / Melanoma Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Prognostic study / Screening study Limits: Aged / Humans Language: English Journal: Int. j. odontostomatol. (Print) Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Tiradentes University/BR / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR / Universidade Federal de Sergipe/BR / University of Campinas/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Gingival Neoplasms / Melanoma Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Prognostic study / Screening study Limits: Aged / Humans Language: English Journal: Int. j. odontostomatol. (Print) Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Tiradentes University/BR / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR / Universidade Federal de Sergipe/BR / University of Campinas/BR