Background Oral pigmentation is due to the accumulation of one or more pigments in
tissues, causing changes in the color of the oral mucosal surfaces. Understanding the exact …

Primary oral and sinonasal mucosal melanomas (POSNMMs) are aggressive neoplasms
with limited therapeutic alternatives. The aim of this review was to characterize the …

Oral malignant melanoma (OMM) has a prevalence less than 1% of all melanomas and it
commonly develops on the oral mucosa following a slow and unspecific transformation of …

Background. Ki-67 is one of the new biological markers with clinical value in the pathology
and prognosis of oral melanoma. It is a nuclear protein involved in regulating cell …

Introduction: Intermediate filament and its prime role in the cytoskeleton involved in
maintaining cell morphology, and is mainly observed in epithelial cells called as Cytokeratin …

Multifocal pigmentation of the oral mucosa - The Journal of the American Dental Association
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A 22-year-old male patient sought an oral medicine consultation for asymptomatic swelling
of unknown duration on the hard palate. Intraoral examination revealed a multilobulated …

Mucosal melanoma is rare and the occurrence of an invasive malignant melanoma
metastasis 11 years postinitial diagnosis is equally uncommon. This is a case of a 66-year …

O melanoma oral é uma neoplasia maligna de melanócitos, caracterizada por um
comportamento agressivo e prognóstico extremamente reservado. Melanomas na cavidade …

The pigmented lesions of the oral cavity represent a heterogeneous group. The diagnostic
structure is diverse, ranging from a physiological condition, a localized reactive process, or a …