eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2016-08-21 9 2 871 873 10.13005/bpj/1021 8147 article Malathi 1 E. Rajesh 1 U. Tamilarasi 1 K. M. K. Masthan 1 Department of Oral Pathology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Pallikaranai, Chennai – 600100. Oral malignant melanoma is a rare neoplasm of melanocytes  commonly affecting the middle age group and it is more common skin rather than oral cavity . Oral malignant melanoma is a rare aggressive neoplasm of the middle age. This malignancy commonly affects males and  it is more frequently seen on the hard palate and gingiva https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol9no2/malignant-melanoma-of-oral-cavity/ melanocytes  proliferations  Histopathological