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A pigmented oral lesion

BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-080002 (Published 06 February 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:e080002
  1. Fatt Yang Chew, consultant1 2,
  2. Suat Yee Lee, consultant3 4
  1. 1Department of Medical Imaging, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
  2. 2Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
  3. 3Department of Pathology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
  4. 4Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
  1. Correspondence to: SY Lee csmupathology{at}gmail.com

This man in his early 70s presented with a six month history of a pigmented lesion on the gum. He reported no associated pain, bleeding, or constitutional symptoms. On examination, there was a heart shaped brown lesion located at the …

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