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==Smoker's melanosis== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Benign. | |||
*Associated with smoking. | |||
**May be seen in non-smokers. (???) | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Basal melanosis. | |||
*+/-Melanin incontinence. | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://img.medscape.com/pi/emed/ckb/dermatology/1048885-1077501-1654.jpg Basal melanosis (medscape.com)]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 14 August 2012
Oral pathology is a domain of dentistry. In the context of anatomical pathology, it can be lumped with head and neck pathology.
Odontogenic tumours and cysts
Main article: Odontogenic tumours and cysts
Pigmented lesions of the oral cavity
A brief DDx of pigmented lesions:[1]
- Diffuse & bilateral:
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
- Addison's disease.
- Drug-induced.
- Smoker's melanosis.
- Focal:
- Vascular lesions.
- Amalgam tattoo.
- Melanocytic lesions.
Smoker's melanosis
General
- Benign.
- Associated with smoking.
- May be seen in non-smokers. (???)
Microscopic
Features:
- Basal melanosis.
- +/-Melanin incontinence.
Image:
