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ArticleOncology letters2017

Primary oral malignant melanoma metastasis to the brain and breast: A case report and literature review.

Saad Alqahtani, Amal Y Alhefdhi, Osama Almalik, Ihab Anwar, Rana Mahmood, Zeyad Mahasin, Taher Al-Tweigeri

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Article in Oncology letters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Saad AlqahtaniDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, Al Majmaah University, Academic City, Al Majmaah 15341, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Amal Y AlhefdhiDepartment of General Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Osama AlmalikDepartment of General Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ihab AnwarDepartment of General Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Rana MahmoodDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Zeyad MahasinDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Communication, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Taher Al-TweigeriDepartment of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Alfaisal University · SAKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SAMajmaah University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary oral malignant melanoma is a rare tumor, which is estimated to comprise 0.2-8.0% of all melanoma cases. This type of cancer is fairly uncommon, its prognosis is dismal, and it frequently exhibits a biologically aggressive behavior. The common location of primary oral malignant melanoma is the hard palate and maxillary alveolus. In ~85% of cases, the melanoma will metastasize to the liver, lung, bone and brain early in the course of the disease. The present study reports the case of a 50-year-old premenopausal woman who presented with primary oral malignant spindle cell melanoma (T3bN2aM0) and underwent complete surgical resection followed by an adjuvant course of radiation therapy. After 1 year, the patient presented with sudden onset slurred speech, and upon examination, was found to have left-sided hemiparesis and a hard left breast mass. Workup confirmed breast and brain metastasis. The patient developed lung metastasis 4 weeks later and was referred for palliative care.

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brainbreastmetastatic melanomaprimary oral malignant melanoma

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PMCPMC5529946
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