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The aetiopathogenetic and evolutive problem of primary oral melanoma is examined with particular regard for melanosis and its relationship with oral naevi. These lesions are classified differently by Authors with different opinions regarding their ability to turn malignant. In this regard, the
A primary multifocal intranasal malifnant melanoma is reported in a 54-year-old black female. Diffuse pigmentation (melanosis) of nasal and maxillary sinus mucosa corresponds histologically to hyperplasia of dendritic melanocytes, from which cells the tumor is considered to originate.
Melanin pigmentation of the oral cavity among tobacco smokers, "smoker's melanosis", was first described by Hedin in 1977. Studies performed on dark skinned ethnic groups found that although nearly all non-tobacco users had oral melanin pigmentation; tobacco smokers had significantly more oral
A 66-year-old woman was treated with excision and cryotherapy for recurrent primary acquired melanosis (PAM) with atypia of the right conjunctiva. Four years later, she developed a melanoma of the ipsilateral inferior turbinate and nasolacrimal duct. She was treated with right medial maxillectomy
Systemic spread of primary intracranial neoplasms is rare and may be due to ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). The most common tumors to metastasize via VPS are germinoma of the pineal gland and medulloblastoma. We report a case of 16-yr-old girl with central nervous system malignant melanosis who
A patient with primary malignant melanoma localized to the right gluteal region is described. Four years later and after intercurrent influenza, disseminated metastases of malignant melanoma to the skin occurred. After a further 6 months melanodermia developed and lasted until the death of the
BACKGROUND
The progression from a benign pigmented lesion on the skin to cutaneous melanoma is better understood, and it could be presumed that a similar progression occurs with mucosal lesions. However, to our knowledge, there has never been documentation of melanosis transforming into melanoma
BACKGROUND
Extradermal melanotic lesions are found predominantly in the oral cavity, colon or conjunctiva, and by far less frequently in other organs. We report for the first time a case of solitary melanosis of the urinary bladder with a follow-up of more than 10 years.
METHODS
A 48-year old man
Five brothers suffering from Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with freckles in the skin of the face and mucous membrane of the oral cavity, and intestinal polyps are reported. These patients have not been traditionally considered of being at risk. The current opinion is that patients with this disorder can
A case of peritoneal "melanosis" due to a ruptured left ovarian dermoid cyst is described. Histology showed that the dermoid contained gastric mucosa associated with ulceration, necrosis, and hemorrhage. The areas of pigmentation within the dermoid, omentum, and peritoneal cavity were due to
Nasal mucosa melanoma is a rare entity that may occur together with nasal melanosis. The histological and immunological features and loss of heterozygosity analysis of such lesions have not been reported to date. In the study presented here short-term cell cultures were established from the