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Solitary pigmentation of the tongue: lentigo simplex or pigmented fungiform papilla?
Author(s) -
McCarthy C.,
Holt D.,
Triantafyllou A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/ors.12264
Subject(s) - lingual papilla , major duodenal papilla , medicine , anatomy , tongue , dorsum , dermatology , pathology
The report discusses a solitary pigmentation on the dorsal tongue of an adult female, featuring variably concentrated melanocytes, hyperpigmened keratinocytes and pigmentary incontinence spatially related to fungiform and adjacent filiform papillae. Interpretations included lentigo simplex and pigmented fungiform papilla, and are critically discussed in conjunction with clinical considerations.