Intraoral Spitz naevus: a case report.
Intraoral occurrences of Spitz naevus are very rare, there being only one previously documented case in the literature. Here is reported a case of a young male who presented with a pigmented lesion of the upper labial mucosa which had the clinical appearance of a simple naevus. Excision biopsy confirmed this to be a Spitz naevus. This lesion shares histopathological similarities with malignant melanoma. Spitz naevus is a benign lesion, but malignant transformation has been reported and close monitoring is recommended.
Seehra
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J
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, Manchester M6 8HD, United Kingdom.
Sen
P
P
Lloyd
R
R
Sloan
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P
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D018332:Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*