Pigmented lesions of the oral mucosa: A cross-sectional study of 458 histopathological specimens.

Thalita S TavaresDaniela P MeirellesMaria Cássia F de AguiarPatrícia Carlos Caldeira

Published in: Oral diseases (2018)

Pigmented lesions represent an uncommon diagnosis in oral pathology routines. The most frequent entities are amalgam tattoo, melanotic macule, and nevus. Patients are usually middle-aged women presenting a small, long-lasting, macular lesion on the cheek mucosa.

Keyphrases

middle aged
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
polycystic ovary syndrome
peritoneal dialysis
physical activity
prognostic factors
optical coherence tomography
risk factors
metabolic syndrome