Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1409-1415 , July 2009

Tumor Size and Depth in Primary Malignant Melanoma in the Oral Cavity Influences Survival

  • Thomas Mücke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, München, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Mücke: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 München, Germany
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  • Frank Hölzle, MD, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, München, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Marco R. Kesting, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, München, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Denys J. Loeffelbein, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, München, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Luisa K. Robitzky

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, München, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Bettina Hohlweg-Majert, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen, Universität München, München, Germany
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  • Andrea Tannapfel, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head of Department, Institute of Pathology, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Klaus-Dietrich Wolff, MD, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head of Department, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, München, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.021

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1409-1415 , July 2009

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