Open AccessLinear Epidermal Nevus of the Oral Cavity: A Rare Diagnosis
Author(s) -
Mariana Dutra de Cássia Ferreira Santos,
Alexandre Scalli Mathias Duarte,
Guilherme Machado de Carvalho,
Alexandre Caixeta Guimarães,
Carlos Eduardo Monteiro Zappelini,
Ana Cristina Coelho Dal Rio,
Maria Elvira Pizzigatti Corrêa,
Albina Altemani,
Ester Maria Danielli Nicola
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1687-9627
pISSN - 1687-9635
DOI - 10.1155/2012/206836
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , oral cavity , papillomatosis , nevus , differential diagnosis , pathology , dentistry , melanoma , cancer research
Linear epidermal nevus is an uncommon diagnosis of benign lesions of the oral cavity. It is characterized by a congenital malformation arising from the ectoderm cells, which are arranged according to a typical linear configuration known as Blaschko's lines. We report a case of linear epidermal nevus of oral cavity in a 51-year-old lady or woman. The linear epidermal nevus of the oral cavity, although rare, can be considered a differential diagnosis of oral papillomatosis (OP). The histopathological studies and detailed description are the center of the diagnostic and clinical evolution.
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