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Squamous cell papilloma of the mouth or throat is generally diagnosed in people between the ages of 30 and 50, [1] and is normally found on the inside of the cheek, on the tongue, or inside of lips. Oral papillomas are usually painless, and not treated unless they interfere with eating or are causing pain. [ 1 ]
It can be sessile or pedunculated with the size usually being less than 2 cm. The lesion has a 60% gender predilection to females. The prevalence of the peripheral giant-cell granuloma is highest around 50 - 60 years of age. It appears only on the gingiva or on an edentulous alveolar ridge.
Giant-cell fibromas are commonly located on the gingiva.The tongue is the second most common location, followed by the palate or buccal mucosa.Giant-cell fibromas are usually asymptomatic and appear as 0.5-1cm pedunculated or sessile lesions with a pebbly or bosselated surface.
They grow outward from the surface (exophytic) and often have a distinct boundary. The base is either sessile or pedunculated. [4] Their growth is painless and slow, taking months or years, and rarely exceeding a diameter of one and a half centimeters. They are not true neoplasms, but are instead a focal increase in the amount of connective tissue.
Granular cell tumors can affect all parts of the body; however, the head and neck areas are affected 45% to 65% of the time. Of the head and neck cases 70% of lesions are located intraorally (tongue, oral mucosa, hard palate). The next most common location that lesions are found in the head and neck area is the larynx (10%). [5]
Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia (IPH) is a benign lesion of the oral mucosa which is characterized by the growth of one or more nodular lesions, measuring about 2mm or less. [4] [5] The lesion almost exclusively involves the hard palate, and in rare instances, it also has been seen on the mandible. The lesion is mostly asymptomatic and color ...
The lesions are harmless; no treatment is indicated beyond reassurance unless the person requests it. The most common and simple treatment is the construction of a specially made acrylic prosthesis that covers the biting surfaces of the teeth and protects the cheek, tongue, and labial mucosa (an occlusal splint). This is either employed in the ...
Oropharyngeal cancer, [1] [2] [3] also known as oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and tonsil cancer, [1] is a disease in which abnormal cells with the potential to both grow locally and spread to other parts of the body are found in the oral cavity, in the tissue of the part of the throat that includes the base of the tongue, the tonsils, the soft palate, and the walls of the pharynx.