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An angioma is an exophytic, benign, vascular lesion (neoformation), resulting from the proliferation of the vascular endothelium (haemangioma) or the epithelium of lymphatic vessels (lymphangioma). It can present at birth or during the first months of life as a congenital variant and/or oral manifestation of systemic disease (e.g. Sturge-Weber syndrome, Maffucci’s syndrome and...

Lentigo simplex is a spot which can appear throughout the oral mucosa, at any age in genetically-disposed patients. It is not a pathological lesion but an excessive production of melanin by melanocytes. The spots are rounded, varying in colour from a hazelnut brown to dark brown, not exceeding 0.5cm in diameter. Their removal...

A neuroma is a benign tumour of neural origin. It is mainly composed of Schwann cells and axons, which are probably the result of trauma. The tumour mainly occurs in the palate and rarely on the lip. Diagnosis is effected histologically and treatment is surgical.

Gingival fibromatosis is a generalised gingival overgrowth; it may be congenital or diverse in nature (e.g. inflammatory, drug-related, hormonal, hemolymphatic).

A vesicular-bullous lesion is a fluid-filled lesion, generally containing serous fluid and greater than 5 mm in diameter. It is situated at different depths of the epithelium (intraepithelial, subdermal and submucosal)

Leokoedema is a white lesion (plaque) with a bilateral, symmetrical and crinkled appearance which cannot be removed; it is a congenital developmental defect and completely asymptomatic. If the mucosa is stretched, wrinkles will appear and the white colouration will disappear. The appearance of the lesion is determined by the intense oedema of the cells...

Varices are a para-physiological alteration of the veins, due to a loss in elasticity (especially in older patients) which present as a deterioration of one or more blood vessels, assuming a contorted form and typical bluish or violet colouration. Intraorally, varices are very common under the tongue (sublingual varices), asymptomatic and require no treatment...

A melanocytic nevus is a benign neoformation of the mucosa which presents as a patch, varying in colour from hazelnut brown to dark brown. It is secondary to the hyper-proliferation of melanocytes. Melanocytic nevus can be congenital or acquired and distinguished on a morpho-genetic basis as: junctional nevus (the proliferation of neoplastic melanocytes...

Papilloma is a benign, exophytic lesion, which should be examined histo-pathologically, following a total excision; it can be associated with HPV infections.

Chron’s disease is a chronic, inflammatory, intestinal disease, usually occurring at the final tract of the ileum. It can, however, occur at any gastrointestinal segment and also in the oral cavity; it is more common in men aged between 30 and 40 years of age. In the oral cavity Chron’s disease presents...