14th International Congress, International Association of Oral Pathologists and 62nd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, CPC Case 4

Abstract

A 53-year-old female presented with a history of a black pigmented lesion in the left buccal mucosa associated with mild pain, first noticed 18 months previously. The patient had previously been prescribed an ointment for pain by her dentist that had brought about pain relief, however the pigmentation persisted. The patient, therefore, sought another opinion.Clinically, a few black spots were observed in the buccal mucosa with some redness around the lesion, however, there was no swelling or ulceration (Fig. 1). There were numerous yellow spots around the black spots. The oral surgeon performed a wide local excision.