title: The AAMOP case challenge: a rapidly enlarging pigmented lesion of the buccal mucosa.
abstract: A slowly growing gingival enlargement of the right anterior maxilla was observed in a 56 year-old woman. The clinical features, differential diagnosis and novel management approach are discussed. See if you can make the diagnosis.
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Flaitz
authors.forename: Antonio J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: Gina T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Bonaventura
mesh_terms: D003481:Cuspid; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000175:diagnosis