Pigmented lesions of the oral cavity: Review, differential diagnosis, and case presentations

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Kauzman, Adel ^a   Pavone, Marisa ^b   Blanas, Nick ^b   Bradley, Grace ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis, differential; Mouth mucosa pathology; Pigmentation disorders diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENT DISORDER; PIGMENTED NEVUS; REVIEW;

ACANTHOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS;

EID: 23444454861     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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