title: Desmoplastic Melanocytic Nevus of Oral Mucosa.
abstract: The desmoplastic melanocytic nevus is an uncommon variant that easily may be confused with a fibrohistiocytic neoplasm or a desmoplastic melanoma. It is believed that the following report describes the first known example of a desmoplastic melanocytic nevus arising in the oral mucosa. The histopathologic and immunohistochemical features that allow separation from other microscopically similar pathoses are stressed.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY, 40536-0297, USA. ddamm@email.uky.edu.
authors.forename: Douglas D
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8196-7664
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Damm
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY, 40536-0297, USA.
authors.forename: Craig B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.affiliation: Oral Surgery Associates, 464 S Hickory Street, Suite A, Fond du Lac, WI, 54935-5531, USA.
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: Desmoplastic; Melanocytic; Mucosa; Nevus; Oral