Oral cavity & oropharynx
Other nonneoplastic
Melanotic pigmentation
Author: Charu Thakral, M.D.
Last author update: 1 March 2013
Last staff update: 12 October 2020
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PubMed Search: Melanotic pigmentation oral cavity
Cite this page: Thakral C. Melanotic pigmentation. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/oralcavitymelanotic.html. Accessed December 23rd, 2024.
Definition / general
- Associated with Addison disease, fibrous dysplasia of bone (Albright syndrome), hemochromatosis, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Oral mucosal pigmented lesions are divided into 2 groups:
- Melanin associated lesions - racial pigmentation, syndrome associated, melanotic macules, melanocytic nevi, melanoma
- Nonmelanin associated lesions - blood related pigmentations, metallic pigmentation
Clinical / microscopic (histologic) images
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Labial melanotic macule
Melanoacanthoma
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
