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Malignant melanoma of the oral cavity: Review of 10 cases
Author(s) -
McCaffrey Thomas V.,
Neel H. Bryan,
Gaffey Thomas A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198008000-00011
Subject(s) - melanoma , medicine , oral cavity , dermatology , dentistry , cancer research
Oral malignant melanoma is uncommon, comprising less than 1% of all malignant melanomas. Consequently, few cases have been reported from any one institution. We report 10 cases of malignant melanoma of the oral cavity seen at the Mayo Clinic between 1905 and 1979.