title: Oral melanotic macules. A review of 353 cases.
abstract: Clinical and histopathologic data were obtained on 353 cases of oral melanotic macules. The mean age at the time of diagnosis for all sites was 43.1 years. A significant predilection for females (p < 0.001) was noted and the most common location was the lower lip (33.0%). The mean size of the lesions was 6.8 mm. Brown was the most common color (64.9%), and most (66.0%) of the lesions were described as flat. Melanin was evident in both the basal cell layer and lamina propria in 93.5% of the cases.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Kaugars
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Heise
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Abbey
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Svirsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008548:Melanosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis; D012744:Sex Ratio