title: Intraoral junctional nevus: review of the literature and report of case.
abstract: Pigmented nevi are uncommon in the oral cavity in comparison to their frequency on the skin. The junctional variety is extremely rare; it accounts for approximately 4% of reported intraoral nevi. Another case of intraoral junctional nevus is added to the literature. A review and a discussion of cellular nevi are presented and the realtionship of junctional nevi to malignant melanoma is considered. Regardless of the appearance of the lesion, wide surgical excision is recommended for all pigmented lesions within the oral cavity.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011230:Precancerous Conditions; D014481:United States