Key result
Primary melanoma of the dorsum of the tongue is extremely rare, with histological evidence of junctional changes and only three previously reported cases identified in the literature.
Population
1 case of primary melanoma of the dorsum of the tongue, along with 3 previously reported cases from a…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Adds fourth reported case of primary dorsum tongue melanoma with junctional changes; extends sparse literature but leaves management questions open.
This report documents an extremely rare case of primary malignant melanoma located on the dorsum of the tongue.
Principato et al. (1965) studied this question. Primary melanoma of the dorsum of the tongue is extremely rare, with histological evidence of junctional changes and only three previously reported cases identified in the literature.
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