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A diagnostic challenge: pyogenic granuloma or oral focal mucinosis. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2015 A 25-year-old female patient presented to the dental clinic with a painless gingival swelling in the right mandibular first molar (46) region (figure 1). The swelling had been present for the past 4 months. The medical and surgical histories were unremarkable.
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Oral focal mucinosis: a rare case with literature review. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2015 Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is an unusual disease that affects diverse localised areas of the mouth, where the connective tissue undergoes focal degeneration. It was described for the first time by Tomich in 1974. It presents as an asymptomatic pedunculated or sessile growth, commonly on the gingiva, with most cases being in women.
Sowmya GV +3 more
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Oral focal mucinosis: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Pathology, 2013 Oral focal mucinosis is a rare clinicopathological entity that represents the mucosal counterpart of cutaneous focal mucinosis or cutaneous myxoid cyst. The aetiology is unknown. Oral focal mucinosis is most common in young adults. The gingiva is the most common site and the hard palate is the second most common location.
Merva Soluk, Tekkeşın +2 more
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A case of oral focal mucinosis.
Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 1993 In 1966, Johnson and Helwig called attention to a solitary cutaneous lesion thatthey termed “cutaneous focal micinosis”. These lesions occurred on the skin of the face, trunk, or extremities as nodules or dome-shaped elevations. They were characterized histologically by a mucinous accumulation interspersed with spindle-shaped fibroblastsSimilar lesions
SUZUKI, Seiji +5 more
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A case of oral focal mucinosis of the mandibular gingiva
Nihon Koku Geka Gakkai Zasshi, 2017 Takatsugu Suzuki +2 more
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Oral Focal Mucinosis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Journal of Islamic Dental Association of Iran, 2018 Introduction: Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is the soft tissue counterpart of cutaneous fo-cal mucinosis (CFM) and is often misdiagnosed as an oral myxoma. OFM occurs during the fourth and fifth decades of life, predominantly in women (two females per male).
Farzaneh Agha-Hosseini +1 more
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A Case of Oral Focal Mucinosis
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2019 Introduction: Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is an uncommon soft tissue lesion of unknown etiology. It is presented as a harmless swelling that can be sessile or pedunculated. Histologically, OFM is characterized by focal myxoid degeneration of the connective tissue. The diagnosis of the lesion is established based on the histopathological analysis. OFM is
Shima Nafarzadeh +3 more
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Oral Focal Mucinosis: A case report
Future Dental Journal, 2023 Oral focal mucinosis is a rare lesion with less than 60 cases reported in English literature so far, to the best of our knowledge. It is considered to be the oral counterpart of cutaneous focal mucinosis and/or cutaneous myxoid cyst. Histopathologically,
Guiha, Rami, Dr. +6 more
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A case of focal oral mucinosis of the hard palate
Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 2007 We report a case of 77-year-old woman with focal oral mucinosis (FOM) arising in the hard palate. The patient had noticed a nodular mass 8 years earlier and over this period she felt that it had gradually grown. The mass was 20mm in diameter, painless, and had a smooth surface.
OKAMOTO, Noriko +3 more
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