Open AccessAdenomatoid hyperplasia of lower lip
Author(s) -
Gaganjot Kaur Sharma,
Manish R. Sharma,
Srinivas S Vanaki
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
dental research journal.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2008-0255
pISSN - 1735-3327
DOI - 10.4103/1735-3327.86047
Subject(s) - nodule (geology) , pathology , mucocele , hyperplasia , lesion , basal (medicine) , medicine , anatomy , biology , paleontology , insulin
Adenomatoid hyperplasia (AH) is an uncommon, non-neoplastic swelling on the palate caused due to hyperplasia of the mucinous acini. The lesion clinically presents as a sessile tumor-like nodule resembling pleomorphic adenoma. Histopathologic findings include lobules of enlarged mucinous acini which are filled with secretory granules. The nuclei are squeezed to the basal portions, associated with focal inflammation and ductal dilatation, and a history of trauma is often elicited. Here, we report a rare case of AH of the lower lip in a 20-year-old male patient, which mimics a mucous retention cyst or mucocele.