Oral melanoacanthosis (melanoachantoma): Report of a case and review of the literature;Melanoacantosis oral (melanoacantoma): Reporte de un caso y revisión de literatuira

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-12

  Contreras, Elisa ^a   Carlos, Román ^a  

^a Centro de Medicina Oral de Guatemala   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Melanoacanthoma; Oral; Pigmented

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ACANTHOSIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEEK MUCOSA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENDRITIC CELL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; LIP; MELANOCYTE; NEGRO; ORAL MELANOACANTHOSIS; PALATE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 17144415880     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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