Saudi Journal of Oral and Dental Research (SJODR)
Volume-3 | Issue-08 | 259-261
Case Report
Oral Palatal Nevus – A Case Report
Maria Giulia Nosotti, Luca Viganò, Cinzia Casu
Published : Aug. 30, 2018
Abstract
Pigmented lesions of the oral cavity are an heterogeneous group with several
etiophatogenesis and they can have melanocytic or non-melanocytic origin . Solitary
pigmented melanocytic lesions of the oral cavity are rare. Oral nevus is a benign
proliferations of cells of melanocytic origin and they are rare, for this reason, the
literature is poor. Diagnosis of pigmented lesions of the oral cavity and perioral
tissues is difficult, therefore is essential the histopathological examination to make
a correct diagnosis . The objective of this article is to present a rare case report of oral
nevus in the palate. A 63 years old female patient reported a small black spot not bulging
and asymptomatic. This lesion has been surgically removed and analyzed. The
histological examination of the sample has confirmed the diagnosis and after a week the
palate was completely healed.