Dark oral lesions: differential diagnosis with oral melanoma.
Oral melanoma is a neoplasm with a poor prognosis; its premature diagnosis is of foremost importance. We review here pathologic situations to be considered in the clinical differential diagnosis: tattoos, melanotic macules, Laugier's disease, melanocytic nevus, drug intake, some vascular lesions, and oral pigmented lesions associated with endocrine disorders or with different syndromes.
Seoane Leston
J M
JM
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, La Coruna, Spain.
Vázquez Garcia
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J
Aguado Santos
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Varela-Centelles
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PI
Romero
M A
MA
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013653:Tattooing