An unusual presentation of oral malignant melanoma: Disguising as a periapical granuloma


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Case Report

Author :

Smriti Khanna Mehra, Tabita Joy Chettiankandy, Sanpreet Singh Sachdev, Manisha Ahire Sardar

Volume :

7

Issue :

2

Abstract :

The present case report comprises of an unusual presentation of oral malignant melanoma which occurred in the furcation area of maxillary right first molar. A clinician may not suspect a malignant neoplasm and the histopathological examination of the tissue may be missed out in such cases. Without any obvious clinical or radiological features, the lesion mimicked a periapical granuloma. The diagnosis was achieved after a thorough histopathological examination and extensive immunohistochemistry panel to rule out other similar histopathological entities.  

Keyword :

Melanocytes, Immunohistochemistry, Diagnosis
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