Title: First Report of Intraoral Cellular Blue Nevus with Review of Literature
Abstract: Intramucosal melanocytic nevi are rare lesions and make up more than one half of all reported oral nevi. The common blue nevus is the second most common variant of intraoral nevi. The first case of intraoral blue nevus was reported by Scofield in 1959. The blue nevus is most commonly seen on the skin of the hands, feet, and buttocks, and in rare instances has been reported on oral mucous membrane. Three types of blue nevi are recognized: the common blue nevus, the combined blue nevus, and the cellular blue nevus. Among these the cellular type is less frequent than the common variant. We present a rare case of cellular blue nevus occurring on the mucosa of the hard palate in a 66-year-old white female. The lesion presented as an asymptomatic discrete bluish grey lesion with a pinkish white border. An exhaustive search of the English-language literature yielded a single report of an intraoral cellular blue nevus on the palate. However, this case, on reexamination by us and in an extensive review of intraoral nevi by Buchner et al, was reclassified as a common blue nevus. Owing to the clinical resemblance of the cellular blue nevus to melanoma and the rarity of this lesion in the oral cavity, recognition and accurate diagnosis are critical.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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