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- Title
ORAL FOCAL MUCINOSIS OF THE TONGUE: A RARE CLINICAL CASE.
- Authors
PACIFICI, L.; MELEO, D.; POMPA, G.; PACIFICI, A.; GAMBARINI, G.; TESTARELLI, L.
- Abstract
Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is a rare mucosal lesion of unknown etiopathogenesis. It is considered the oral counterpart of cutaneous focal mucinosis. From the anatomo-pathological point of view it is characterised by a focal degeneration of myxoid type of connective tissue. A literature survey revealed 50 reports of OFM cases worldwide. Here, we present an even more rare case with tongue involvement. Particular emphasis is placed on diagnostic-differential aspects of this kind of lesion, both from the clinical and the histopathological point of view, in respect to other manifestations of tongue mucosa.
- Subjects
TONGUE abnormalities; MUCOUS membrane diseases; PATHOLOGY; CONNECTIVE tissues; CLINICAL medicine; PROTEINS
- Publication
European Journal of Inflammation, 2012, Vol 10, Issue 1, p111
- ISSN
1721-727X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1721727X1201000113