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*[http://img.medscape.com/pi/emed/ckb/dermatology/1048885-1077501-1654.jpg Basal melanosis (medscape.com)]. | *[http://img.medscape.com/pi/emed/ckb/dermatology/1048885-1077501-1654.jpg Basal melanosis (medscape.com)]. | ||
==Intramucosal melanocytic nevus== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Most common oral nevus. | |||
*Essentially an ''[[intradermal melanocytic nevus]]''. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Symmetrical lesion. | |||
*"Matures" with depth | |||
**Less cellular with depth | |||
**Less nuclear atypia with depth. | |||
**Smaller cells with depth. | |||
**Smaller nests with depth. | |||
**Rare mitoses (superficial). | |||
***No deep mitoses. | |||
*No destruction of surrounding structures. | |||
*No [[nucleoli]]. | |||
===Sign out=== | |||
<pre> | |||
PALATE LESION, PUNCH BIOPSY: | |||
- INTRAMUCOSAL MELANOCYTIC NEVUS. | |||
</pre> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||