A discrete swelling of the upper lip: a diagnostic and clinical stepladder.

J Maxillofac Oral Surg

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mahatma Gandhi PostGraduate Institute of Dental Sciences (MGPGI), Pondicherry, 605006 India.

Published: September 2014

An upper lip swelling can be attributed to multiple etiologies. The clinical presentation and differential diagnosis of an upper lip swelling is described. Histologic examination revealed the presence of a Schwannoma. This rare entity in the upper lip must be considered by the clinician during the evaluation of an upper lip swelling.

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