Spitz Nevus: A Rare Lesion of the Oral Cavity

Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 Mar-Apr;33(2):e154-5. doi: 10.1111/pde.12785.

Abstract

Pigmented mucosal lesions represent a group of rare entities with different etiopathogenetic origins, histopathologic features, dermoscopic appearances, and clinical course. Solitary pigmented lesions of melanocytic origin are uncommon in the oral mucosa, and intraoral occurrence of Spitz nevus is very rare. Here we present a case of Spitz nevus occurring on the hard palate of a 26-month-old boy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mouth Diseases / pathology*
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology
  • Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / pathology*