Is there a possible link between chronic trauma of the palate induced by a maxillary denture and the appearance of melanoma? Discussion of two case reports and a review of the literature

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 615-616

  Vanhooteghem, O ^a,b   Vandenbossche, G ^a,b   Wauters, O ^a   Dubois, J F ^b   Muller G ^b   De La Brassinne, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Clinique & Maternite Sainte Elisabeth Namer   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTURE; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; INJURY; LETTER; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PALATE;

EID: 63849298227     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02994.x     Document Type: Letter

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