Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2011
Publisher
Medknow Publications
Source Publication
Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (JOMFP)
Source ISSN
0973-029X
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.80018
Abstract
The epithelioid blue nevus (EBN) is considered a cutaneous marker of the Carney complex. Sporadic EBN has been reported in patients not exhibiting the Carney complex. The EBN does not exhibit unique clinical features that help to differentiate it from other lesions and is often provisionally diagnosed as an acquired melanocytic nevus, or a malignant melanoma. A 52-year-old African-American female had a 3-4 mm bluish macule of the left anterior hard palate. An excisional biopsy was performed to rule out an incipient melanoma. Formalin-fixed, hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections were examined microscopically. On the basis of histopathological features, a diagnosis of EBN was rendered. We document a case of the rare EBN affecting the oral mucosa. The patient did not exhibit any features associated with the Carney complex. Two years post-operatively, there is no evidence of a recurrent tumor.
Recommended Citation
Hanna, Atef; Rawal, Swati Y.; Anderson, Kenneth M.; and Rawal, Yeshwant B., "The Epithelioid Blue Nevus: A Rare Intraoral Nevomelanocytic Tumor" (2011). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 526.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/526
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (JOMFP), Vol. 15, No. 1 (January-April 2011): 88-90. DOI. © 2011 Medknow Publications. Used with permission.
Yeshwant B. Rawal was affiliated with University of Tennessee at the time of publication.