Primary oral melanoma: population-based incidence.
Oral Oncol
; 45(3): 254-8, 2009 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18675580
ABSTRACT
Primary oral melanoma (POM) is a rare form of melanoma, generally diagnosed at a late stage and has poor prognosis. Epidemiological information has scarcely been reported in the literature over the past 40 years. Analyzing the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents volume IX (CI5-IX) database we found a total of 124,436 oral cavity cancers reported from all population-based cancer registries and 319 cases of POM reported by 67 cancer registries. To our knowledge this is the largest number of POM cases analyzed and accounts for 0.26% of all oral cavity cancers. ASR(W) for POM do not exceed 0.01 per 100,000 persons-year in all regions. The most common anatomic sites were palate (47%) and gum (27.6%) and a detailed oral mucosa examination and biopsies of nodular or macular lesions in these sites, especially on elderly patients, is advised to be routinely performed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Epidemiologia
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Incidencia
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Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Boca
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Pele
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Bucais
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Melanoma
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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America do sul
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Asia
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oral Oncol
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article