Oral pigmented lesions: a pragmatic approach to diagnosis and management.

Diagnosis and management of oral pigmented lesions can be challenging in clinical practice owing to their variable aetiology and different prognoses that range from benign, physiological conditions to systemic disorders, localised mucosal abnormalities and ultimately life-threatening malignant neoplasms such as malignant melanoma. In this paper, Peter Thomson outlines a pragmatic, clinically based approach to assessment, diagnosis and management of pigmented lesions of the oral cavity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]