Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Buccal Mucosa: Case Report and Literature Review

Benign fibrous histiocytoma is an interesting and challenging entity even in its most usual, cutaneous presentation. Noncutaneous presentation is extremely limited, even more so for the mucosa of the head and neck area. We herein report such a case, describing the clinical characteristics of the les...

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Autores principales: Giovani, Paraskevi, Patrikidou, Anna, Ntomouchtsis, Aris, Meditskou, Soultana, Thuau, Henri, Vahtsevanos, Kostas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20589214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/306148
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Sumario:Benign fibrous histiocytoma is an interesting and challenging entity even in its most usual, cutaneous presentation. Noncutaneous presentation is extremely limited, even more so for the mucosa of the head and neck area. We herein report such a case, describing the clinical characteristics of the lesion, complete diagnostic evaluation, management, and follow-up. Diagnostic histopathological challenges are specifically illustrated. A complete review of the relevant literature is also included.

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