Benign Mesenchymal Tumors Flashcards
What are the possible tissues of origin for mesenchymal tumors?
- Fibrous
- Adipose
- Nerve
- Blood
- Lymph
- Muscle
What are the six benign mesenchymal tumors with fibrous origin?
- Fibroma
- Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia
- Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia
- Pyogenic granuloma
- Peripheral giant cell granuloma
- Peripheral ossifying fibroma
T/F: A frenal tag is an example of a fibroma.
True
Where are fibromas often seen?
Buccal mucosa/tongue
Dome shaped with smooth/slightly papillary surface
What is a common lesion that involves bilateral popular lesions on the gingiva lingual to the mandibular canines?
Retrocuspid papilla (fibroma)
T/F: Recurrence of fibromas after conservative excision is rare.
True
Which fibrous tumor is often seen in the flange of ill-fitting denture?
Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia
Denture epulis, epulis fissuratum, denture-induced fibrous hyperplasia
What is the treatment for inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia?
Conservative excision and remake denture
What are some major causes of inflammatory papillary hyperplasia?
Ill-fitting maxillary denture, poor denture hygiene, wearing denture 24/7
Numerous asymptomatic red papules are seen in the palate of a denture patient. The patient claims they have been leaving their denture in overnight. Diagnosis?
Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia
What are some histopathological features of inflammatory papillary hyperplasia?
Papillary surface with edema
T/F: Candida is common on top of inflammatory papillary hyperplasia.
True
Which reactive tumor of fibrous origin will often be seen in pregnant women as a response to local irritation/trauma?
Pyogenic granuloma
T/F: Pyogenic granuloma is due to an infection.
FALSE
Due to trauma. Not a true granuloma
T/F: Pyogenic granulomas grow slowly.
False
Rapid growth, painless, red, often ulcerated
What is the most common intraoral site for a pyogenic granuloma?
Gingiva
What are the three possible lesions that can grow out of a socket?
- Epulis granulomatosa
- Lymphoma
- Metastatic disease
What looks very similar to a pyogenic granuloma but is seen in an extraction socket?
Epulis granulomatosa
What type of tissue is seen in pyogenic granuloma?
Vascular granulation tissue
What are the clinical features of peripheral giant cell granuloma?
Painless, dusky purple-red
Only found on gingiva of alveolar ridge
Radiographic cupping of the underlying bone is seen in which benign tumor of fibrous origin?
Peripheral giant cell granuloma
What are the clinical features of a peripheral ossifying fibroma?
Painless, firm, and pink
Found only on gingiva
T/F: Variable amounts of calcification will be seen in peripheral giant cell fibromas.
False
Peripheral ossifying fibroma
What are the three possible fibrous tumors that will be seen on the gums?
3 P’s
- Pyogenic granuloma - pregnant
- Peripheral giant cell granuloma - purple-red
- Peripheral ossifying fibroma - pink, calcifications
A __________ is a slow-growing, non-tender tumor often seen fat tissue of adult patients.
Lipoma
T/F: Lipomas will be firm to palpation.
False
Soft, doughy