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| Non-specific clinical term; describes only location of mass - ginigval/alveolar mucosa |
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| Examples of pathogenesis/etiology of soft tissue tumors |
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| Reactive, neoplastic - benign, neoplastic - malignant, developmental, inhderited/genetic |
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| CT lesions or oral cavity result of chronic or acute injury/irritation |
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| Reactive, focal collagen of fibrous CT, response to irritation (e.g. trauma) |
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| Most common soft tissue lesion of the cavity!!! |
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| Clinical features of fibroma |
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| Soft tissue mas,s well-circumscribed, pink-white, occasionally ulcerated from secondary trauma |
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| Anywhere: esp gingiva, buccal mucosa (bite line), lower lip, lateral tongue |
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| Fibroma located on gingiva; most start as pyogenic granulomas that were not treated and have "matured" - i.e. more fibrous CT |
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| Frenal tag definition & histology |
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Fibroma located on frenum; esp. maxillary buccal frenum
Nodule, increase in amount of collagen, other fibrous CT compartments |
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| Definition of giant cell fibroma |
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| Fibroma w/ large stellate-shaped fibroblasts |
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| Clinical appearance of giant cell fibroma |
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| Esp. gingiva, then tongue, palate, other locations; somewhat common, surface appears papillary |
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| Significance of giant cell fibroma |
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Clinically resembles fibroma but diff. histology
Sometimes "pebbly" surface, may clinically resemble papilloma
Histology = identical to "retrocuspid papilla) |
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| Histology of giant cell fibroma |
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Similar to fibroma but w/ stellate shaped fibroblasts
NOT giant cells; can surgically remove |
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| Definition of retrocuspid papilla |
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| Common developmental lesion located on lingual gingiva of mandibular canine (usually bilateral) |
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| Etiology of retrocuspid papilla |
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| Normal developmental variant |
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| Clinical of retrocuspid papilla |
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| Young patients, regress w/ age, common, small pink papule |
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| Histology of retrocuspid papilla |
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| Identical to giant cell fibroma |
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