Oral Pathology Section, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, Brazil.
Oral Oncology Center, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, Brazil.
Gerodontology. 2021 Dec;38(4):445-448. doi: 10.1111/ger.12549.
To report a rare case of intraoral extensive blue nevus in an elder patient.
Oral blue nevi is a well-recognised skin melanocytic neoplasm that rarely occurs in the oral cavity and may mimic melanoma in the early stages.
An incisional biopsy was performed, and the diagnosis was blue nevus.
Both the clinician and pathologist must be aware of such a presentation to diagnose and treat appropriately.
报告一例老年患者口腔内广泛蓝色痣的罕见病例。
口腔蓝色痣是一种公认的皮肤黑色素细胞肿瘤,在口腔中很少见,在早期可能与黑色素瘤相混淆。
进行了切开活检,诊断为蓝色痣。
临床医生和病理学家都必须意识到这种表现,以便进行适当的诊断和治疗。