Oral Medicine & Pathology

Naevi: Clinical features, Incidence, Etiology, Diagnosis, Management

 

Naevi

 

Clinical features

– Brownish or bluish macules, usually <1 cm across.

– Asymptomatic.

Incidence

– Not known.

Aetiology

– Congenital.

Diagnosis

– Biopsy.

– Differentiate from other causes of pigmentation, especially amalgam tattoo or melanoma.

Management

– Excision biopsy to exclude malignant melanoma.Naevus of the palate.

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