| Autor: |
S, Madhusudhan A, Das, Nagarajappa, S, Manjunatha, Saawarn, Swati, S, Charan Babu H |
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Revista Odonto Ciencia; 2010, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p310-313, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Oral focal mucinosis (OFM), an oral counterpart of cutaneous focal mucinosis is a rare disease of unknown etiology. Its pathogenesis may be due to overproduction of hyaluronic acid by fibroblast at the expense of collagen production, resulting in focal myxoid degeneration of connective tissue primarily affecting the mucosa overlying bone. It has no distinctive clinical features, since the diagnosis is solely based on histopathological features. In 1974 Tomich first reported 8 patients of OFM. This report adds two more cases and discusses clinicopathological, immunohistochemical features and differential diagnosis of myxomatous lesions of the oral cavity. To the best of our knowledge this report on OFM appears to be first of a kind from the Indian subcontinent in relation to such a large population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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