Document Type : Case Report

Authors

• Parviz Deyhimi ¹
• Sayed Mohammad Razavi ²
• Shirin Shahnaseri ³
• Saeedeh khalesi ²
• Solmaz Homayoni ⁴
• Payam Tavakoli ⁵

¹ Dental Research Center, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

² Dental Implant Research Center, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

³ Dental Research Center, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

⁴ Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.

⁵ Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Primary oral melanomas are uncommon malignant neoplasm of melanocytes origin. The most common site of oral melanoma is maxillary gingiva and hard palate. Oral mucosal melanoma exhibit a pathobiological behavior and clinical features different from cutaneous melanomas. Oral melanomas are often clinically silent which may consequently result in delayed diagnosis; thus, making the prognosis extremely poor.This case report presents clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features of two cases of advanced oral melanoma, one pigmented or melanotic melanoma in a 46-year-old female and another amelanotic melanoma in a 59-year-old male patient, with chief complaint of swelling in oral mucosa. Most oral melanomas are usually asymptomatic lesions with quick growing. Thus, the most cases are detected in late stage of diagnosis. Early diagnosis with careful examination by dentists, and early biopsy of pigmented and suspicious non-pigmented lesions would have an imperative role in more survival rate and better prognosis. Keywords ● Oral manifestations  ● Melanoma  ● Neoplasms