Primary malignant melanoma of the oral cavity: A case report

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 750-752

  Ortega, Karem López ^a   de Araújo, Ney Soares ^a   de Souza, Fabricio Bitu ^a   Magalhães, Marina H C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 100; MELAN A; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN S 100; TYROSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DENTISTRY; EPITHELIOID CELL; EXUDATE; FACE EDEMA; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCISOR; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MAXILLA; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOMA; MITOSIS; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH TUMOR; MOUTH ULCER; ONCOLOGY; ORAL BIOPSY; PAIN; PALATE; PALPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PIGMENTATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKULL; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR CELL; UNIVERSITY; VESTIBULE;

EID: 6444240663     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02334.x     Document Type: Article

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