Oral malignant melanoma: a rare case with unusual clinical presentation

  • Elneel Ahmed Mohamed Ali
  • Musadak Ali Karrar
  • Abeer Abdalla El-Siddig
  • Azza Zulfu

Abstract

Primary Oral malignant melanoma is a rare tumor with an indigent prognosis. This is a case report of 47-year-old Sudanese female diagnosed as Oral malignant melanoma of the mandible with an unusual pattern of growth and clinical presentation. Furthermore, a possibility of intraosseous origin is suggested.

Pan African Medical Journal 2015; 22

Author Biographies

Elneel Ahmed Mohamed Ali
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Musadak Ali Karrar
OMF Surgery, National University, Sudan
Abeer Abdalla El-Siddig
OMF Surgery, National University, Sudan
Azza Zulfu
Department of Pathology, Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan
Published
2016-08-02
Section
Articles

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