title: A widespread intramucosal naevus associated with hypertrophy of oral mucosa and alveolar bone. A case report.
abstract: A case of widespread intramucosal naevus with unusual clinical expression associated with hypertrophy of the oral mucosa and maxilla is presented. Hypertrophy was seen in the alveolar bone and all layers of the oral mucosa just beneath the pigmented area. The diagnosis and further examination is discussed.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Dept. of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katsuyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*