PMC5204059_01
Clinical aspect showing a normal colored volumetric tissue increase with fibrous consistence and smooth surface of approximately 30 mm of diameter located on the right side of the hard palate.
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Computed tomography, in different cuts, showing a hypodense area in the right side of the hard palate (arrows). Pneumatization of the maxillary bone can be seen as a large radiolucency on the left side of the maxilla.
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Histological aspect showing a parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium, lamina propria formed by fibrous connective tissue and proliferation of mature adipose cells in the submucosa.
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Histological examination of the excised specimen revealed a mucosal fragment covered by parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium and skin basement membrane formed by fibrous connective tissue (Fig. 3).
Clinical aspect of the hard palate after forty three months of follow up showing complete healing end no sign of recurrence of the lesion.
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