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

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Case Report

Author Details : Smriti Khanna Mehra, Tabita Joy Chettiankandy, Sanpreet Singh Sachdev*, Manisha Ahire Sardar

Volume : 7, Issue : 2, Year : 2022

Article Page : 126-129

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jdpo.2022.030

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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.
 

Keywords: Melanocytes, Immunohistochemistry, Diagnosis

How to cite : Mehra S K, Chettiankandy T J, Sachdev S S, Sardar M A, An unusual presentation of oral malignant melanoma: Disguising as a periapical granuloma. IP J Diagn Pathol Oncol 2022;7(2):126-129

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