Pedunculated malignant melanoma of the hard palate
โ Scribed by Howard J. Zirkin; Ilana Avinoach; Marco Puterman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 353 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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โฆ Synopsis
We report the case of a primary malignant melanoma arising from thc mucosa of the hard palate on a fibrovascular stalk. This is to our knowledge the first report of a pedunculated melanoma in this location. The possibility of a more favorable prognosis, because of the stalk, which shows no signs of invasion by the neoplasm, is considered.
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