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Recurrent compound naevus of gingiva
1Department of Oral Medicine, Pathology, and Microbiology, Bristol Dental Hospital, UK.
Journal of Periodontology
|August 1, 1993
Summary
A rare compound nevus of the gingiva recurred multiple times in this patient. These gingival nevus recurrences seemed linked to the patient's hormonal fluctuations.
Area of Science:
- Oral pathology
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
Background:
- Compound nevi are benign melanocytic proliferations.
- Gingival nevi are uncommon oral lesions.
- Recurrence of nevi can occur, but is not typical for compound nevi.