Sinha Pooja, Jayaswal Amrita, Sinha Abhishek, Jaiswal Rohit
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2022 Oct-Dec;26(4):568-571. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_73_22. Epub 2022 Dec 22.
Mucosal malignant melanoma arising from the head and neck region is a rare entity, and it is more aggressive than cutaneous melanoma. Furthermore, the complexity of the oral cavity makes surgical excision more difficult. Oral malignant melanoma is a rare tumour of melanocytic origin, accounting for 20-30% of malignant melanomas at the mucosal surface and 16% intra-orally. Hard palate and maxillary gingiva are the most common involved sites. The age of reported patients ranges from 20 years to 80 years. Hence, we do hereby present a case of malignant melanoma of mandibular gingiva with review of the literature in a 42-year-old female patient.
头颈部黏膜恶性黑色素瘤是一种罕见的疾病，且比皮肤恶性黑色素瘤更具侵袭性。此外，口腔的复杂性使得手术切除更加困难。口腔恶性黑色素瘤是一种罕见的黑素细胞起源肿瘤，占黏膜表面恶性黑色素瘤的20%-30%，口腔内占16%。硬腭和上颌牙龈是最常受累的部位。报告患者的年龄范围为20岁至80岁。因此，我们在此报告一例42岁女性下颌牙龈恶性黑色素瘤病例，并复习相关文献。
