ORAL FOCAL MUCINOSIS: A RARE CASE REPORT

We report a rare case of oral focal mucinosis (OFM). A female patient, 77 years old, exhibited an exophytic and asymptomatic lesion in maxillary gingival region of normochromic coloration. The diagnostic hypothesis was fibroma. The excisional biopsy was performed, which on histopathological examinat...

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Published in:	Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 130; no. 3; p. e237
Main Authors:	GUIMARÃES, THAYNá MAIA, SILVA, GABRIEL GOMES DA, PINHEIRO, JULIANA CAMPOS, CAVALCANTE, ISRAEL LEAL, BARROS, CAIO CéSAR DA SILVA, COSTA, ANTôNIO DE LISBOA LOPES
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 01-09-2020
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Summary:	We report a rare case of oral focal mucinosis (OFM). A female patient, 77 years old, exhibited an exophytic and asymptomatic lesion in maxillary gingival region of normochromic coloration. The diagnostic hypothesis was fibroma. The excisional biopsy was performed, which on histopathological examination revealed focal myxomatous areas, containing ovoid and fusiform fibroblasts. Alcian Blue staining revealed material compatible with hyaluronic acid. The histopathological diagnosis of OFM was established. The patient did not show signs of recurrence. Although OFM is rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lesions located in the gingival region.
ISSN:	2212-4403 2212-4411
DOI:	10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.603