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Vargo RJ, Robbins KJ, Stoeckel DC. An asymptomatic swelling of the hard palatal mucosa. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2022; 134:420-424. [PMID: 35431175 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Richard J Vargo
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Specialty Care Unit, A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Watanabe M, Enomoto A, Yoneyama Y, Kohno M, Hasegawa O, Kawase-Koga Y, Satomi T, Chikazu D. Follicular lymphoid hyperplasia of the posterior maxillary site presenting as uncommon entity: a case report and review of the literature. BMC Oral Health 2019; 19:243. [PMID: 31711493 PMCID: PMC6849200 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-019-0936-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Follicular lymphoid hyperplasia (FLH) is characterized by an increased number and size of lymphoid follicles. In some cases, the etiology of FLH is unclear. FLH in the oral and maxillofacial region is an uncommon benign entity which may resemble malignant lymphoma clinically and histologically. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 51-year-old woman who presented with an asymptomatic firm mass in the left posterior maxillary site. Computed tomography scan of her head and neck showed a clear circumscribed solid mass measuring 28 × 23 mm in size. There was no evidence of bone involvement. Incisional biopsy demonstrated benign lymphoid tissue. The patient underwent complete surgical resection. Histologically, the resected specimen showed scattered lymphoid follicles with germinal centers and predominant small lymphocytes in the interfollicular areas. Immunohistochemically, the lymphoid follicles were positive for CD20, CD79a, CD10, CD21, and Bcl6. The germinal centers were negative for Bcl2. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of benign FLH was made. There was no recurrence at 1 year postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS We diagnosed an extremely rare case of FLH arising from an unusual site and whose onset of entity is unknown. Careful clinical and histopathological evaluations are essential in making a differential diagnosis from a neoplastic lymphoid proliferation with a nodular growth pattern.
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- Masato Watanabe
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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Schafer DR, Glass SH. A Guide to Yellow Oral Mucosal Entities: Etiology and Pathology. Head Neck Pathol 2019; 13:33-46. [PMID: 30693453 PMCID: PMC6405798 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-018-0977-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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When faced with an uncertain clinical pathosis in the oral cavity, identifying the color of the mucosal lesion helps to narrow down a differential diagnosis. Although less common than red and white lesions, yellow lesions encompass a small group of distinct mucosal pathologic entities. Adipose tissue, lymphoid tissue, and sebaceous glands are naturally occurring yellow constituents of the oral cavity and become apparent with associated developmental or neoplastic lesions. Reactive and inflammatory lesions can create a yellow hue due to purulence, necrosis, and calcification. Some systemic diseases are known to deposit yellow bi-products such as amyloid or bilirubin into the oral mucosa of an affected person, and while not always yellow, unusual entities like verruciform xanthoma and granular cell tumor fall under the umbrella of yellow lesions given their occasional propensity to demonstration the color. This chapter aims to explore the unique group that is yellow lesions presenting in the oral mucosa.
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- Duane R. Schafer
- 0000 0004 0386 9246grid.267301.1University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Dentistry, Memphis, TN USA
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- 0000 0004 0458 8737grid.224260.0Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA USA
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Melancon CC, Onajin O, Madden LL. Pseudolymphoma of the palate: A rare cause of dysphagia and odynophagia. EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL 2018; 97:193-194. [PMID: 30036430 DOI: 10.1177/014556131809700708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- C Claire Melancon
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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Oral lymphoid lesions: a 47-year clinicopathological study in a Brazilian population. Med Mol Morphol 2018; 52:123-134. [PMID: 30382358 DOI: 10.1007/s00795-018-0210-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We performed an epidemiological, clinical and histopathological analysis of oral lymphoid lesions (OLLs) during a 47-year period. Data regarding patient age, sex, duration, location, symptomatology, type of growth, implantation, staining, presence of ulceration and bleeding of all cases were compiled from the clinical data. For the histopathological analyses, all slides stained by H/E were reassessed. During the analyzed period, 14,565 patients with oral and maxillofacial lesions were diagnosed, with 45 cases diagnosed as OLLs. The most prevalent location was the tongue. Females were more affected, and the mean age was 40.8 years. OLLs presented a heterogeneous frequency, with the prevalence of reactive lesions (42.3%) followed by developmental lesions (35.6%). Among the reactive lesions, foreign body granulomas were the most common. Regarding diagnosed neoplasms, malignant represented 13.2% of the cases. The average time of evolution of OLLs in general was of 22.2 months. Regarding the histopathological characteristics, the presence of primary lymphoid follicles was observed in 37.8% of the cases, while inflammatory infiltrates were diffuse in 66.7% and epimyoepithelial islands were observed in 13.3%. Our study concludes that OLLs involves a broad spectrum of lesions that share the presence of the lymphoid component, which can range from indolent to more aggressive behavior.
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Rare case report of an aggressive follicular lymphoid hyperplasia in maxilla. Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017; 21:475-481. [PMID: 29067544 DOI: 10.1007/s10006-017-0661-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Follicular lymphoid hyperplasia is a very rare though benign reactive process of an unknown pathogenesis that may resemble a follicular lymphoma, clinically and histologically. Oral reactive follicular hyperplasia (RFH) has been described on the hard or soft palate and at the base of the tongue. We describe here the first case of RFH presenting as an aggressive tumor on the right posterior side of the maxilla in a 24-year-old male patient. The lesion had a clinical evolution of 18 months and was noticed after the surgical extraction of the right third molar, although we cannot assume a cause-effect relation with that surgical event whatsoever. His medical history was unremarkable. Following an incisional biopsy, histological examination revealed lymphoid follicles comprised by germinal centers surrounded by well-defined mantle zones. The germinal centers were positive for Bcl-6, CD10, CD20, CD21, CD23, CD79a, and Ki-67, while negative for Bcl-2, CD2, CD3, CD5, and CD138. The mantle and interfollicular zones were positive for Bcl-2, CD2, CD3, CD5, CD20, and CD138. Both areas were diffusively positive for kappa and lambda, showing polyclonality. The patient underwent a vigorous curettage of the lesion with no reoccurrences at 36 months of follow-up. This case report demonstrates that morphologic and immunohistochemical analyses are crucial to differentiate RFH from follicular lymphoma, leading to proper management.
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Radiofrequency thermotherapy in the treatment of tongue base lymphoid hyperplasia: case report. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2015; 129:398-402. [PMID: 25744781 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215115000225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This paper describes a case where a patient diagnosed with tongue base lymphoid hyperplasia was successfully treated with radiofrequency excision and interstitial radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy. CASE REPORT A 53-year-old female presented with globus sensation, mild dysphagia, nocturnal breathing problems and 'hot potato voice' dysphonia. On flexible nasendoscopy, a visible tongue mass was seen to obstruct the posterior oropharynx. On magnetic resonance imaging scans, this mass looked suspicious of lymphoma, but on histology was confirmed to be benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. Sleep study findings indicated moderate obstructive sleep apnoea, with an apnoea-hypopnoea index of 18.1 events per hour. She was treated with radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy on three separate occasions. RESULTS A post-operative sleep study showed a dramatic improvement in the patient's apnoea-hypopnoea index (3.8 events per hour). This correlated well with the improvement in her sleep quality and reduction of snoring. Over the follow-up period, there has been sustained resolution of dyspnoea, with almost total restoration of voice quality.
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Cozzolino I, Vigliar E, Todaro P, Peluso AL, Picardi M, Sosa Fernandez LV, Mignogna MD, Tuccari G, Selleri C, Zeppa P. Fine needle aspiration cytology of lymphoproliferative lesions of the oral cavity. Cytopathology 2014; 25:241-9. [PMID: 24750323 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Oral cavity non-Hodgkin lymphoma (OCL) is a rare condition that may be clinically and radiologically indistinguishable from other pathologies of the mouth. A complete excision or adequate biopsy of the OCL may be difficult. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology has been successfully utilized in the pre-operative diagnosis of oral masses and in lymphoma involving other anatomical areas. Our experience with FNA pre-operative cytological diagnosis of 16 OCLs is reported herein. METHODS The results of FNA cytology on 16 consecutive lymphoproliferative lesions of the oral cavity collected over an 8-year period in three institutions were retrieved. Sampled lesions were submucosal masses of different sizes bulging into the oral cavity. Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) and routine cytological staining were performed. Immunocytochemistry (ICC), flow cytometry (FC) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the IGH (immunoglobulin heavy) locus were performed on additional passes according to ROSE. RESULTS Fourteen OCLs, one myeloma and one florid reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (FRLH) were diagnosed by FNA. OCLs were diagnosed as large B-cell (eight cases) and small B-cell (six cases) lymphomas. Histology revealed eight diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL), four lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), two follicular lymphomas and one FRLH; no false-negative or false-positive results were diagnosed, but accurate subclassification was obtained in four cases only. CONCLUSIONS FNA diagnosis of OCLs may be hampered by the rare incidence, anatomical context and difficulties in obtaining a sufficient amount of cells. Ancillary techniques should be used according to ROSE; a pre-operative FNA cytology diagnosis can avoid unnecessary extensive surgery and speed up the institution of therapeutic procedures.
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- I Cozzolino
- Department of Public Health, University of Naples 'Federico II', Naples, Italy
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Rodrigues MFSD, Mesquita RA, Rocha LA, Nunes FD, de Sousa SCOM. Immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement in oral B cell lymphomas. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2013; 116:607-13. [PMID: 24119524 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2013.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Revised: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Oral non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) are an extensive group of malignant lymphoid cell neoplasms that are the second most common group of oral cancers. Subtyping NHL is important to plan for appropriate treatment, and the analysis of clonality is in many instances used for helping in the diagnosis of NHL. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene rearrangement in a series of oral B cell lymphomas to investigate the sensitivity of seminested polymerase chain reaction (snPCR). STUDY DESIGN Paraffin embedded tissue samples from 16 cases of oral B cell lymphomas were retrieved and subjected to snPCR to investigate the IgH gene rearrangement. RESULTS The results showed monoclonal IgH rearrangement in 85.7% of the cases studied, as represented by finding one band within the expected range of amplification. CONCLUSIONS This study found that snPCR is a consistent method for the detection of gene rearrangement in paraffin-embedded tissue.
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Anjomshoaa I, Bulford LA, Dym H, Woo SB. Florid follicular lymphoid hyperplasia of the hard palatal mucosa managed with intralesional steroids: a case report and review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013; 71:1202-8. [PMID: 23522767 DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2013.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Follicular lymphoid hyperplasia of the palate is a benign lymphoproliferative lesion of unknown pathogenesis. It presents usually in female patients as a painless, firm, well-demarcated, usually nonulcerated, slow-growing lesion on the palate that histopathologically may resemble a lymphoma. The authors describe a patient with this condition that was successfully treated with intralesional steroid injections. Previously reported cases were reviewed to assess the results of various treatment modalities and disease-free outcome. A nonsurgical approach to the management of follicular lymphoid hyperplasia may have better patient acceptance and satisfaction without recurrence.
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- Ida Anjomshoaa
- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
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Benign lymphoid hyperplasia of the tongue base causing upper airway obstruction. Case Rep Otolaryngol 2011; 2011:625185. [PMID: 22937372 PMCID: PMC3420505 DOI: 10.1155/2011/625185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Severe benign lymphoid hyperplasia (LH) is unusual in the head and neck region, but the diagnosis of LH is of clinical importance as it may be confused with malignant lymphoma, both on clinical examination and pathologically. While the etiology is poorly understood, a number of previous theories exist, which are included here in the context of a literature review. In this paper we present a case of severe pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia causing airway obstruction and requiring tracheotomy and subsequent surgical debulking.
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Oral lesions are frequent complications of systemic lupus erythematosus, but only ulceration is included in the 1982 American College of Rheumatology revised criteria. Because the lack of a uniform classification, a range of ulcerative and keratotic lesions are typically described. In this report we describe a unique progressive irregularly cobblestoned and vegetating plaque of the oral mucosa with clinical and histological features mimicking a cutaneous lymphoma. Despite the papillomatous and extensive nature of the lesions and the dense lymphoid infiltrate with follicle formation suggesting a malignant lymphoproliferative process, the slow progression coupled with a mixed cell infiltrate and polyclonality supported a diagnosis of pseudolymphoma. Recognition of this entity is important to prevent diagnosing them as a malignant lymphoma. As well as with the other mucosal lesions in lupus erythematosus, this pseudolymphomatous variant should be added to the disease spectrum.
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Siemienowicz M, Simkin P, Straub A, House R. Locally invasive nodular lymphoid hyperplasia: radiological findings in a case of pulmonary and sinus disease. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2009; 53:554-7. [PMID: 20002287 DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02122.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia is a rare, benign, lymphoproliferative disease usually found in the gastrointestinal tract. It has never been reported in the sinuses. We present an unusual case of pulmonary nodular lymphoid hyperplasia with locally invasive sinus involvement and describe the CT, MRI and positron emission tomography findings.
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- M Siemienowicz
- Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia.
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