ORAL MUCOSAL MALIGNANT MELANOMA : CASE REPORT

Oral malignant melanoma (omm) accounts for 0.5% of all oral malignancies which are generally localized in hard and soft plate or gingival tissues in oral cavity. it is suggested that this neoplasms are developing from melanocytes found in the basal layer of the oral mucosa. the malignant melanomas of oral soft tissues are described as oral mucosal malignant melanoma and they should be clearly established in the clinical examination. these lesions are rare but they have aggressive and metastatic character. so, they have an unequivocal bad prognosis. therefore, the diagnosis may be delayed because of their asymptomatic progression. in this paper, we aimed to present a multidisciplinary treatment method of 52 year-old female patient with oral mucosal melanoma and to emphasize importance of early diagnosis of these lesions.