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Primary mucosal desmoplastic melanoma of the head and neck.
Head & neck - 1 Apr 2004
Prasad Manju L, Patel Snehal G, Busam Klaus J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Desmoplastic variants of melanoma rarely affect the mucosa. METHOD: The clinicopathologic features and p53 status of seven primary mucosal desmoplastic melanomas of the oral and nasal cavity were studied. RESULTS: The patients included six men and one woman (median age, 61 years; range, 23-74 years). Desmoplastic melanoma involved the lip in two, alveolus in three, buccal mucosa in one, and nasal...
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