Authors : Smriti Khanna Mehra, Smriti Khanna Mehra, Tabita Joy Chettiankandy, Tabita Joy Chettiankandy, Sanpreet Singh Sachdev, Sanpreet Singh Sachdev, Manisha Ahire Sardar, Manisha Ahire Sardar
DOI : 10.18231/j.jdpo.2022.030
Volume : 7
Issue : 2
Year : 2022
Page No : 126-129
The present case report comprises of an unusual presentation of oral malignant melanoma which occurred in the furcation area of maxillary right first molar. A clinician may not suspect a malignant neoplasm and the histopathological examination of the tissue may be missed out in such cases. Without any obvious clinical or radiological features, the lesion mimicked a periapical granuloma. The diagnosis was achieved after a thorough histopathological examination and extensive immunohistochemistry panel to rule out other similar histopathological entities.
Keywords: Melanocytes, Immunohistochemistry, Diagnosis