Melanocanthoma: A rare cause of oral hyperpigmentation

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 492-494

  Chandler, Kathryn ^a   Chaudhry, Zareena ^a   Kumar, Navdeep ^a   Barrett, A W ^a   Porter, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

CASE REPORT; EDEMA; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERPLASIA; MACROPHAGE; MELANOCYTE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; OROPHARYNX; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SOFT PALATE; TONSIL;

EDEMA; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERPLASIA; MACROPHAGES; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH MUCOSA; OROPHARYNX; PALATE, SOFT; TONSIL;

EID: 0031263047     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(97)90264-X     Document Type: Article

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