How to treat oral melanoma? What are the characteristics of oral melanoma?

Oral melanoma is relatively rare in the range of melanoma. Generally speaking, melanoma usually occurs on the skin, and a small number of patients will develop melanoma on the oral mucosa. Oral melanoma is usually caused by the malignant transformation of mucosal melanoma.

What are the specific symptoms of oral melanoma?

1. Increased pigmentation

Generally speaking, the early symptoms of oral melanoma are not obvious, but as the tumor develops, the area of ​​the pigmented spot will increase at a faster rate, and the pigment will gradually increase, which is likely to cause ulcers, pain and other symptoms.

2. Cough and difficulty eating

The symptoms of late-stage metastasis of oral melanoma are mainly manifested as metastasis to the esophagus, causing dysphagia, hoarseness, foreign body sensation, and water retention.

Treatment options for oral melanoma

1. Radiotherapy

Generally speaking, radiotherapy is also a common method for treating melanoma, but this method will cause certain harm to the body during treatment.

2. Surgical treatment

Surgery is a common treatment for lung melanoma. The tumor is removed surgically, and the resection range should be wider than that of general malignant tumors. Selective or therapeutic neck lymph node dissection is performed at the same time to prevent the spread of cancer and metastasis, so as to achieve the purpose of cure.

However, it should be noted that surgical treatment of oral malignant melanoma cannot completely remove some tiny lesions or metastatic lesions. If these lesions are not removed in a timely and effective manner, it will cause recurrence of oral melanoma or even metastasis.

3. Drug treatment

In order to improve the treatment effect and reduce metastasis, it is necessary to use corresponding drugs for treatment, which can timely inhibit cancer cells and small lesions that cannot be removed by surgery, thereby timely improving the overall treatment effect of oral melanoma. Oral melanoma treatment drugs include traditional Chinese medicine, chemotherapy drugs, etc.

Generally speaking, the Chinese medicine used for the treatment of oral melanoma is mainly Xihuang Pills, Xiaoaiping Oral Liquid, Compound Blister Capsules and other drugs. These drugs can generally inhibit the development of cancer and thus help control the continued metastasis of cancer cells.

4. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Generally speaking, for the late stage of oral melanoma, conservative treatment with traditional Chinese medicine is the only more appropriate treatment method. During the traditional Chinese medicine treatment of oral melanoma, some Chinese medicines that are helpful for the treatment of melanoma can be selected to achieve the purpose of cure.