新英格兰:口内黑素瘤
一60岁女性口腔钝挫伤后上牙龈出现黑色变2月。患者既往体健,无吸烟史和饮酒史。体检示上颌前牙唇侧(图A)和腭侧(图B)可及弥漫性的黑素色素沉着,无牙齿松动,未及淋巴结肿大。X线未见骨质破坏,PET-CT示上颌前牙区可及高代谢信号,未见淋巴结转移。切除活检组织病理学检查示恶性黑素瘤。口腔内的原发性恶黑不常见。不幸的是口腔恶黑早期无明显症状,因此很可能延误诊断。该患者病变切除后进行化疗。诊断后随访26月病情复发且有远处转移。 Intraoral Malignant Melanoma A 60-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of black discoloration on her upper gums after blunt trauma to the mouth. She had previously been well and was a lifelong nonsmoker and nondrinker. On examination, diffuse black pigmentation was seen on both the labial and palatal sides of the anterior maxilla (Panels A and B, respectively), without tooth mobility or palpable lymphadenopathy. No bone destruction was detected on a standard dental radiograph. A hypermetabolic signal was seen in the anterior maxillary area on positron-emission tomography–computed tomography, with no metastatic spread to the lymph nodes. Incisional biopsy and histologic analysis revealed malignant melanoma. Primary malignant melanoma is uncommon in the oral cavity. ...