title: Unpigmented intramucosal nevus of palate. An unusual clinical presentation.
abstract: A case of unpigmented intramucosal nevus occurring in the palatal mucosa is described. It presented as a nodule and was diagnosed clinically as fibroma. The correct diagnosis was established histologically and immunohistochemically; the importance of this lesion is that it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of oral soft-tissue tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laskaris
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kittas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triantafyllou
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009506:Nevus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins