Benign pigmentation on palate. Close-up of the inside of the mouth of a 60-year-old male patient with a benign (non-cancerous) macule (dark spot) caus

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Benign pigmentation on palate. Close-up of the inside of the mouth of a 60-year-old male patient with a benign (non-cancerous) macule (dark spot) caused by a proliferation of melanin (pigment)-producing skin cells known as melanocytes.

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