title: Melanocanthoma: a rare cause of oral hyperpigmentation.
abstract: The oral features of a black woman with melanocanthoma of the oral mucosa are detailed, and the current literature of melanocanthoma of the oral mucosa is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences University of London, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000473:pathology*; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D008543:Melanins; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000473:pathology; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins