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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan 16;4(2):138-139.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.11.023. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Oral melanoacanthoma of the palate: An unusual presentation of an uncommon entity

Scott M Peters  1 , Louis Mandel  2 , Michael A Perrino  2
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Case Reports

Oral melanoacanthoma of the palate: An unusual presentation of an uncommon entity

Scott M Peters et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: MA, melanoacanthoma; melanoacanthoma; melanocyte; oral pigmented lesion; palate.

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Fig 1
Oral melanoacanthoma. Intraoral view of palatal pigmented lesion. Arrows indicate the borders of the lesion.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Oral melanoacanthoma. A, Low-power microscopic appearance of the surface epithelium (E) and underlying connective tissue (C). B, The surface epithelium shows numerous dendritic melanocytes (arrows). (A and B, Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnifications: A, ×40; B, ×400.)
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