title: Spitz Nevus: A Rare Lesion of the Oral Cavity.
abstract: Pigmented mucosal lesions represent a group of rare entities with different etiopathogenetic origins, histopathologic features, dermoscopic appearances, and clinical course. Solitary pigmented lesions of melanocytic origin are uncommon in the oral mucosa, and intraoral occurrence of Spitz nevus is very rare. Here we present a case of Spitz nevus occurring on the hard palate of a 26-month-old boy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric, Gynecological, Microbiological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lentini
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D018332:Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / Q000473:pathology*