Oral Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Melanoma
A 49-year-old woman without a personal or family history of melanoma presented with an asymptomatic pigmented lesion on her tongue that was suggestive of oral melanoma. The patient reported that she had undergone a dental procedure 3 months before the appearance of the lesion. A 49-year-old woman wi...
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Published in | The New England journal of medicine Vol. 374; no. 17; p. e21 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Boston
Massachusetts Medical Society
28.04.2016
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Summary: | A 49-year-old woman without a personal or family history of melanoma presented with an asymptomatic pigmented lesion on her tongue that was suggestive of oral melanoma. The patient reported that she had undergone a dental procedure 3 months before the appearance of the lesion.
A 49-year-old woman without a personal or family history of melanoma presented to the dermatology clinic with an asymptomatic pigmented lesion on the ventral surface of her tongue. The lesion, which had been present for 4 months, was suggestive of oral melanoma. The patient reported no trauma and no alcohol or cigarette use. However, she did report that she had undergone a dental restoration procedure 3 months before the appearance of the lesion. Physical examination revealed an asymmetric, brownish-gray pigmented macule, measuring 1.0 cm by 1.2 cm in the greatest dimensions, with a central area of regression (Panel A; the . . . |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMicm1510216 |