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Melanoacanthoma

MedGen UID:
272110
•Concept ID:
C1321683
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: melanoacanthoma; Pigmented seborrheic keratosis
SNOMED CT: Melanoacanthoma (394727000); Pigmented seborrheic keratosis (394727000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006579

Definition

A benign, darkly pigmented skin lesion characterized by proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMelanoacanthoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Comparison of Dermoscopic Features Between Melanoacanthomas and Melanoacanthoma-Like Malignant Melanomas in Korean Patients.
Roh D, Ha DL, Kim Y, Shin K, Kim HS, Ko HC, Kim BS, Kim MB
J Cutan Med Surg 2021 May-Jun;25(3):243-248. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1177/1203475420977470. PMID: 33242988
The limitations of dermoscopy: false-positive and false-negative tumours.
Papageorgiou V, Apalla Z, Sotiriou E, Papageorgiou C, Lazaridou E, Vakirlis S, Ioannides D, Lallas A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Jun;32(6):879-888. Epub 2018 Jan 24 doi: 10.1111/jdv.14782. PMID: 29314288
Oral melanoma and other pigmentations: when to biopsy?
Lambertini M, Patrizi A, Fanti PA, Melotti B, Caliceti U, Magnoni C, Misciali C, Baraldi C, Ravaioli GM, Dika E
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Feb;32(2):209-214. Epub 2017 Sep 14 doi: 10.1111/jdv.14574. PMID: 28862771
Reactive hyperplasias,precancerous and malignant lesions of the oral mucosa.
Krahl D, Altenburg A, Zouboulis CC
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2008 Mar;6(3):217-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06625.x. PMID: 18315622
Oral melanoacanthoma: a case report, a review of the literature, and a new treatment option.
Andrews BT, Trask DK
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2005 Sep;114(9):677-80. doi: 10.1177/000348940511400904. PMID: 16240929

Diagnosis

Malignant Melanoacanthoma.
Ticknor IL, Cassarino DS
Am J Dermatopathol 2023 Dec 1;45(12):822-824. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002572. PMID: 37883954
Oral Melanoacanthoma: Case Series of 33 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Abed SS, Fitzpatrick SG, Bhattacharyya I, Islam MN, Cohen DM
Head Neck Pathol 2023 Jun;17(2):364-370. Epub 2022 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01506-w. PMID: 36478543Free PMC Article
Black and Brown: Non-neoplastic Pigmentation of the Oral Mucosa.
Rosebush MS, Briody AN, Cordell KG
Head Neck Pathol 2019 Mar;13(1):47-55. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s12105-018-0980-9. PMID: 30671761Free PMC Article
The limitations of dermoscopy: false-positive and false-negative tumours.
Papageorgiou V, Apalla Z, Sotiriou E, Papageorgiou C, Lazaridou E, Vakirlis S, Ioannides D, Lallas A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Jun;32(6):879-888. Epub 2018 Jan 24 doi: 10.1111/jdv.14782. PMID: 29314288
Oral melanoma and other pigmentations: when to biopsy?
Lambertini M, Patrizi A, Fanti PA, Melotti B, Caliceti U, Magnoni C, Misciali C, Baraldi C, Ravaioli GM, Dika E
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Feb;32(2):209-214. Epub 2017 Sep 14 doi: 10.1111/jdv.14574. PMID: 28862771

Prognosis

Pigmented basal cell carcinoma mimicking nodular melanoma.
Purushottama M, Ashwini SB, Ranugha PSS, Basavaraj V
BMJ Case Rep 2024 Sep 25;17(9) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-261362. PMID: 39322580
Laugier-Hunziker Syndrome Presenting with Metachronous Melanoacanthomas.
Zaki H, Sabharwal A, Kramer J, Aguirre A
Head Neck Pathol 2019 Jun;13(2):257-263. Epub 2018 Feb 15 doi: 10.1007/s12105-018-0897-3. PMID: 29450847Free PMC Article
Multifocal melanoacanthoma of the gingiva and hard palate.
Brooks JK, Sindler AJ, Papadimitriou JC, Francis LA, Scheper MA
J Periodontol 2009 Mar;80(3):527-32. doi: 10.1902/jop.2009.080496. PMID: 19254138
Oral melanoacanthoma: a case report, a review of the literature, and a new treatment option.
Andrews BT, Trask DK
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2005 Sep;114(9):677-80. doi: 10.1177/000348940511400904. PMID: 16240929
Oral melanoma and other pigmented lesions of the oral cavity.
Eisen D, Voorhees JJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 1991 Apr;24(4):527-37. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(91)70077-f. PMID: 2033125

Clinical prediction guides

Focal melanocytic lesions of the oral mucosa: An epidemiological and morphological study.
Santana T, Queiroz A, Gonçales LMC, Andrade NS, Trierveiler M
Oral Dis 2023 Oct;29(7):2723-2733. Epub 2023 Jan 4 doi: 10.1111/odi.14482. PMID: 36565435
Comparison of Dermoscopic Features Between Melanoacanthomas and Melanoacanthoma-Like Malignant Melanomas in Korean Patients.
Roh D, Ha DL, Kim Y, Shin K, Kim HS, Ko HC, Kim BS, Kim MB
J Cutan Med Surg 2021 May-Jun;25(3):243-248. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1177/1203475420977470. PMID: 33242988
Immunohistochemical features of multifocal melanoacanthoma in the hard palate: a case report.
das Chagas E Silva de Carvalho LF, Farina VH, Cabral LA, Brandão AA, Coletta RD, Almeida JD
BMC Res Notes 2013 Jan 28;6:30. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-30. PMID: 23356913Free PMC Article
Multifocal diffuse oral melanoacanthoma: a case report.
Marocchio LS, Júnior DS, de Sousa SC, Fabre RF, Raitz R
J Oral Sci 2009 Sep;51(3):463-6. doi: 10.2334/josnusd.51.463. PMID: 19776516
Multiple intraoral melanoacanthomas: a case report with unusual findings.
Fatahzadeh M, Sirois DA
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2002 Jul;94(1):54-6. doi: 10.1067/moe.2002.122337. PMID: 12193894

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