Primary oral melanoma associated with HIV infection
Feller, L.; Masipa, J.N.; Wood, N.H.; Khamissa, R.A.G.; Meyerov, R.; Lemmer, J.
Sadj Journal of the South African Dental Association 63(1): 016-017
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1029-4864 PMID: 18543734 Document Number: 619785
POM, when it occurs, is most common in the palate and the maxillary gingiva. It has a poor prognosis. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice while radiotherapy and chemotherapy are adjunctive. This report documents an unusual case of POM and reviews field cancerization in POM.
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