TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of oral mucosa pigmentation diagnosed as an amalgam tattoo
AU - Takanashi, Yoshitaka
AU - Hidaka, Hiroshi
AU - Kobayashi, Toshimitsu
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - A 59-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic pigmented lesion on the lower right gingival mucosa. She had received dental treatment two years previously. The pathological findings of the lesion showed irregular black fragments in mucosa. Immunohistochemical analysis of the specimen failed to demonstrate positive staining for melanin and ruled out other pigmented lesions such as malignant melanoma or melanocytic nevus. The diagnosis was consistent with an amalgam tattoo.
AB - A 59-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic pigmented lesion on the lower right gingival mucosa. She had received dental treatment two years previously. The pathological findings of the lesion showed irregular black fragments in mucosa. Immunohistochemical analysis of the specimen failed to demonstrate positive staining for melanin and ruled out other pigmented lesions such as malignant melanoma or melanocytic nevus. The diagnosis was consistent with an amalgam tattoo.
KW - Amalgam tattoo
KW - Immunohistochemical analysis
KW - Oral mucosa
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U2 - 10.5631/jibirin.105.1065
DO - 10.5631/jibirin.105.1065
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869385002
SN - 0032-6313
VL - 105
SP - 1065
EP - 1067
JO - Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
JF - Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
IS - 11
ER -