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Mucosal melanoma of the head and neck: a systematic review of the literature.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 1 Dec 2014
Lazarev Stanislav, Gupta Vishal, Hu Kenneth, Harrison Louis B, Bakst Richard
Abstract excerpt
Primary mucosal melanoma of the head and neck (MMHN) comprises approximately 1% of all malignant melanomas. It presents more commonly in an elderly population and has no significant gender predominance. Given its rarity, most evidence of the causes, behavior, and treatment approaches for MMHN originates from isolated case reports and retrospective series. Between 1945 and 2011, at least 1951 cases of MMHN have...
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