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Oral Cavity Mucosal Melanoma

MedGen UID:
233798
•Concept ID:
C1335122
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Mouth Mucosal Melanoma; Mucosal Melanoma of Mouth; Mucosal Melanoma of Oral Cavity; Mucosal Melanoma of the Mouth; Mucosal Melanoma of the Oral Cavity

Definition

A rare melanoma that arises from the oral cavity. It is associated with a poor prognosis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOral Cavity Mucosal Melanoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Head and Neck Mucosal Melanoma.
Nenclares P, Harrington KJ
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2022 May;34(2):299-314. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.11.008. PMID: 35400572
An update on the current management of head and neck mucosal melanoma.
Green B, Elhamshary A, Gomez R, Rahimi S, Brennan PA
J Oral Pathol Med 2017 Aug;46(7):475-479. Epub 2017 Jan 10 doi: 10.1111/jop.12526. PMID: 27864904
The management and site-specific prognostic factors of primary oral mucosal malignant melanoma.
Wushou A, Zhao YJ
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Mar;26(2):430-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001328. PMID: 25668115

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Oncologic outcomes, prognostic factor analysis and therapeutic algorithm evaluation of head and neck mucosal melanomas in France.
Moya-Plana A, Aupérin A, Obongo R, Baglin A, Ferrand FR, Baujat B, Saroul N, Casiraghi O, Vergez S, Herman P, Janot F, Thariat J, Vérillaud B, de Gabory L; REFCOR members
Eur J Cancer 2019 Dec;123:1-10. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.09.007. PMID: 31670075

Diagnosis

The natural history and patterns of metastases from mucosal melanoma: an analysis of 706 prospectively-followed patients.
Lian B, Cui CL, Zhou L, Song X, Zhang XS, Wu D, Si L, Chi ZH, Sheng XN, Mao LL, Wang X, Tang BX, Yan XQ, Kong Y, Dai J, Li SM, Bai X, Zheng N, Balch CM, Guo J
Ann Oncol 2017 Apr 1;28(4):868-873. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw694. PMID: 28039178
Optimal multidisciplinary treatment of oral cavity mucosal melanoma: outcome analysis in a case series.
Perri F, Pisconti S, Favia M, Della Vittoria Scarpati G, Conson M, Giuliano M, Ionna F, Longo F, Domenico B, Maiorano E, Favia G
Anticancer Drugs 2017 Mar;28(3):327-334. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000454. PMID: 27926613
Diagnostic lessons of mucosal melanoma with osteocartilaginous differentiation.
Banerjee SS, Coyne JD, Menasce LP, Lobo CJ, Hirsch PJ
Histopathology 1998 Sep;33(3):255-60. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1998.00494.x. PMID: 9777392

Prognosis

Oncologic outcomes, prognostic factor analysis and therapeutic algorithm evaluation of head and neck mucosal melanomas in France.
Moya-Plana A, Aupérin A, Obongo R, Baglin A, Ferrand FR, Baujat B, Saroul N, Casiraghi O, Vergez S, Herman P, Janot F, Thariat J, Vérillaud B, de Gabory L; REFCOR members
Eur J Cancer 2019 Dec;123:1-10. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.09.007. PMID: 31670075
The natural history and patterns of metastases from mucosal melanoma: an analysis of 706 prospectively-followed patients.
Lian B, Cui CL, Zhou L, Song X, Zhang XS, Wu D, Si L, Chi ZH, Sheng XN, Mao LL, Wang X, Tang BX, Yan XQ, Kong Y, Dai J, Li SM, Bai X, Zheng N, Balch CM, Guo J
Ann Oncol 2017 Apr 1;28(4):868-873. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw694. PMID: 28039178
Optimal multidisciplinary treatment of oral cavity mucosal melanoma: outcome analysis in a case series.
Perri F, Pisconti S, Favia M, Della Vittoria Scarpati G, Conson M, Giuliano M, Ionna F, Longo F, Domenico B, Maiorano E, Favia G
Anticancer Drugs 2017 Mar;28(3):327-334. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000454. PMID: 27926613

Clinical prediction guides

Oncologic outcomes, prognostic factor analysis and therapeutic algorithm evaluation of head and neck mucosal melanomas in France.
Moya-Plana A, Aupérin A, Obongo R, Baglin A, Ferrand FR, Baujat B, Saroul N, Casiraghi O, Vergez S, Herman P, Janot F, Thariat J, Vérillaud B, de Gabory L; REFCOR members
Eur J Cancer 2019 Dec;123:1-10. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.09.007. PMID: 31670075

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