Melanocytic nevi of the oral mucosa - No evidence of increased risk for oral malignant melanoma: An analysis of 119 cases

Oral Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 976-981

  Meleti, Marco ^a,b   Mooi, Wolter J ^b   Casparie, Mariel K ^c   van der Waal, Isaäc ^b  

^a Department of ENT/Dental/Ophthalmological and Cervico Facial Sciences   (Italy)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Foundation PALGA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Oral malignant melanoma; Oral melanocytic nevi

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH TUMOR; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34948901860     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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