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Spatial and Temporal Control of Murine Melanoma Initiation from Mutant Melanocyte Stem Cells
Published on: June 7, 2019
Primary mucosal melanoma: report of two cases
Anila Karunakaran1, Rathy Ravindran2, Mahesh Shenoy3
1Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandy, Mamba, Kannur-670611 Kerala, India,
Abstract:
Primary mucosal malignant melanoma is of unusual occurrence and poor prognosis. We report two cases of primary mucosal melanoma, one in a 70-year-old male in the palate and the other in a 73-year-old female in the maxillary sinus. Early diagnosis and proper clinical and cytologic evaluation is necessary to institute therapeutic intervention. These cases are reported on account of their rarity of occurrence and difficulty of treatment.

