Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma Revisited

Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma Revisited

Mucosal melanoma of the oral cavity is a rare but highly aggressive neoplasm. However, the clinicians need to be aware of the other and more frequent etiologies of intraoral pigmentation, such as amalgam tattoos. As amalgam has been extensively used for dental restorations and can cause pigmentation...

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Main Authors: K. Lundin, G. Schmidt, C. Bonde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/787294
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spelling doaj-ef6c4e2cec0f401d9b366b07a626c49e2021-07-02T06:53:18ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/787294787294Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma RevisitedK. Lundin0G. Schmidt1C. Bonde2Department of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burns Treatment, Rigshospitalet-Copenhagen University Hospital, 2100 Copenhagen OE, DenmarkDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burns Treatment, Rigshospitalet-Copenhagen University Hospital, 2100 Copenhagen OE, DenmarkDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burns Treatment, Rigshospitalet-Copenhagen University Hospital, 2100 Copenhagen OE, DenmarkMucosal melanoma of the oral cavity is a rare but highly aggressive neoplasm. However, the clinicians need to be aware of the other and more frequent etiologies of intraoral pigmentation, such as amalgam tattoos. As amalgam has been extensively used for dental restorations and can cause pigmentations in the oral mucosa, this is a differential diagnosis not to be forgotten. We describe the characteristics of these two phenomena and present a case vignette illustrating the differential diagnostic issues. Other causes of intraoral pigmentation are summarized.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/787294
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author K. Lundin
G. Schmidt
C. Bonde
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C. Bonde
Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma Revisited
Case Reports in Dentistry
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G. Schmidt
C. Bonde
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title Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma Revisited
title_short Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma Revisited
title_full Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma Revisited
title_fullStr Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma Revisited
title_full_unstemmed Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma Revisited
title_sort amalgam tattoo mimicking mucosal melanoma: a diagnostic dilemma revisited
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Dentistry
issn 2090-6447
2090-6455
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Mucosal melanoma of the oral cavity is a rare but highly aggressive neoplasm. However, the clinicians need to be aware of the other and more frequent etiologies of intraoral pigmentation, such as amalgam tattoos. As amalgam has been extensively used for dental restorations and can cause pigmentations in the oral mucosa, this is a differential diagnosis not to be forgotten. We describe the characteristics of these two phenomena and present a case vignette illustrating the differential diagnostic issues. Other causes of intraoral pigmentation are summarized.
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