title: Dark oral lesions: differential diagnosis with oral melanoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, La Coruna, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Seoane Leston
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vázquez Garcia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguado Santos
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Varela-Centelles
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Romero
mesh_terms: 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