Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 4 , Pages 867-869, April 2010

Melanotic Pigmentation of Palatal Salivary Glands as a Possible Precursor to Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Unusual Case

  • Marco Meleti, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Consultant Professor, Unit of Oral Pathology and Laser-assisted Surgery, Section of Odontostomatology, Department of Otolaryngological/Dental/Ophthalmological and Cervico-Facial Sciences, University of Parma, Italy; and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology, VU Medical Center/ACTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Prof Meleti: Università degli Studi di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100, Parma, Italy
    • ,
  • Wolter J. Mooi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Full Professor, Department of Pathology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Isaäc van der Waal, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Full Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology, VU Medical Center/ACTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

published online 20 November 2009.

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PII: S0278-2391(09)01235-X

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2009.04.133

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 4 , Pages 867-869, April 2010

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