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- Title
Melanin pigmentation in the juxtaoral organ of Chievitz.
- Authors
Ide, Fumio; Mishima, Kenji; Saito, Ichiro
- Abstract
Examines melanin pigmentation in the juxtaoral organ of Chievitz (JOC). Location of the juxtaoral organ of Chievitz between the temporal and buccinator muscle near the pterygomandibular raphe; Frequent mistaken diagnosis of JOC as perineural invasion from an oral carcinoma; Rare documentation of the JOC with a visible melanin pigment.
- Subjects
MELANINS; CHIEVITZ'S organ
- Publication
Pathology International, 2003, Vol 53, Issue 4, p262
- ISSN
1320-5463
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1320-5463.2003.01466.x