Slow-growing Gingival Mass

Authors

Yeshwant B. Rawal, Marquette UniversityFollow
Denise Mustiful-Martin
Molly S. Rosebush, University of Tennessee College of DentistryFollow
Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Tennessee Health Science CenterFollow
Harry H. Mincer, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2012

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

Source ISSN

2212-4403

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.07.037

Abstract

Objectives

A 33-year-old woman presented with a slow growing palatal gingival mass. The clinical differential diagnosis included benign tumors and tumor-like lesions, including the pyogenic granuloma, peripheral giant cell granuloma, peripheral ossifying fibroma, giant cell fibroma, peripheral odontogenic tumors, and oral focal mucinosis.

Study design

The lesion was excised and histopathological examination followed by immunohistochemical staining was carried out.

Results

The microscopic findings and the immunohistochemical reactivity was diagnostic for a nerve sheath myxoma.

Comments

Accepted version. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, Vol. 113, No. 2 (February 2012): 161-167. DOI. © 2012 Elsevier. Used with permission.

Yeshwant B. Rawal was affiliated with University of Tennessee at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Rawal, Yeshwant B.; Mustiful-Martin, Denise; Rosebush, Molly S.; Anderson, Kenneth M.; and Mincer, Harry H., "Slow-growing Gingival Mass" (2012). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 525.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/525