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- Oral elastofibromatous lesions (OEFLs) are rare, benign growths in the mouth marked by an increase in elastic fibers, exemplified by a case involving an 83-year-old male with a lesion on his tongue.
- The lesion resembled a painless, yellowish-white plaque about 4 x 3 mm in size and was initially diagnosed as an irritation fibroma or lipoma before being confirmed as an OEFL after surgical removal.
- Follow-up after nearly five years showed no recurrence or issues at the surgical site, and the study also reviewed similar cases from the literature to provide additional context.
Article Abstract
Oral elastofibromatous lesions (OEFLs) are rare benign tumor-like lesions of the oral cavity, which are characterized by marked hyperplasia of elastic fibers. A case of OEFL on the tip of the tongue of an 83-year-old male is presented. The lesion was a painless, yellowish-white, smooth-surfaced, elastic-soft, well-demarcated, slightly flattened, round plaque-like mucosal lesion, measuring about 4 x 3 mm. The lesion was excised under local anesthesia with the clinical diagnosis of an irritation fibroma and a benign tumor including a lipoma, and diagnosed histopathologically as an OEFL. Four years and nine months after the surgery, no abnormality was observed at the surgical site, and there were no signs of recurrence. In addition to a report of the case, the clinical and histopathological features of 14 similar cases reported in the English literature were reviewed.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11346676 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.65430 | DOI Listing |
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