A 37-year-old man presents with a blue-black macule (1 x 1 cm) in his palate. The area is covered with intact epithelium and there was no apparent inflammatory response. Biopsy shows deposits of black foreign material. This suggests which of the following?

a. Kaposi's sarcoma
b. Melanoma
c. Amalgam tattoo
d. Erythroplakia
e. Melanotic macule


C

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