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Wiley, Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 10(52), p. 1013-1020, 2023

DOI: 10.1111/jop.13495

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Oral melanoacanthoma: Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of a case series and a scoping review

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AbstractBackgroundThis study presents a case series and scoping review of oral melanoacanthoma to examine its clinical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical characteristics.MethodsNine cases of oral melanoacanthoma were included in the case series. Clinical data were collected from biopsy charts. Hematoxylin–eosin and immunohistochemistry for TRP2, CD3, and CD20 were done. For the scoping review, MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Scopus were searched.ResultsCase series: The mean age was 46.8 years (female‐to‐male ratio 2:1). Lesion's mean size was 11.0 mm (±9.3). Lesions were mainly macular (77.8%) with brown or black coloration (88.9%) and often affected multiple sites (44.4%). The evolution time ranged from 15 days to 96 months. Lesions commonly showed epithelial acanthosis (66.7%), spongiosis (55.6%), exocytosis (77.8%), melanin incontinence (88.9%), and inflammatory infiltrate in the lamina propria (77.8%), from which all showed lymphocytes. TRP2‐positive melanocytes were identified in the basal and spinous layer of all cases, and in the superficial layer of three cases. CD3‐positive cells predominate over the CD20‐positive. Scoping review: 85 cases of oral melanoacanthoma were retrieved from 55 studies. Patients were primarily female (female‐to‐male ratio 2.2:1), black‐skinned (64.1%), with a mean age of 36.13 (± 17.24). Lesions were flat (81.9%), often brown (62.4%). Buccal mucosa was the preferred site (32.9%), followed by multiple sites (28.2%).ConclusionOral melanoacanthoma mainly affects women across a wide age range, with lesions commonly appearing as brown/black macules, particularly on the buccal mucosa. TRP2‐positive melanocytes and T‐lymphocytes were consistently found and could participate in oral melanoacanthoma pathogenesis.