eng Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research 2014-08-21 2 4 103 105 10.12691/ijdsr-2-4-8 IJDSR2014248 article Btissaam. Belhoucha btissambelhoucha@gmail.com 1 Zahra Essaadi 2 Othmane Benhommad 2 Youssef. Rochdi 2 Hassan. Nouri 2 lahcen. Aderdour 2 M Khouchani 2 Abdelaziz. Raji 2 Department of ENT, CHU Med VI, Marrakech 2360, Morocco Department of Oncology and radiotherapy, CHU Med VI, Marrakech, Morocco Primary oral malignant melanoma is an extremely rare tumor, representing 0.2% to 8% of all melanomas; accounting for 0.5% of all oral malignancies The prognosis for a patient with oral melanoma is dismal, with a 5-year survival rate of 5% to 20%. A case is reported of a malignant melanoma in the mouth of a 81 year old male. The patient had a history of a continuously growing exophytic hyperplastic mass of a dark color. Histological examination revealed a melanin-producing tumour. Surgery was not offered to our elderly and medically compromised patient. Instead he received radiation therapy as the primary treatment and immunotherapy as the adjuvant treatment. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijdsr/2/4/8/ijdsr-2-4-8.pdf malignant melanoma oral mucosa radiation therapy prognosis