International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 5

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia: A review of oral lesions

  • Author:
  • P. Premraj, V. Ramesh, P. D. Balamurali, B. Premalatha
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 158 to 163

Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, India

*Correspondence Email: prembds87@gmail.com

Online published on 29 September, 2018.

Abstract

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia is a histological reactive pattern of surface epithelium in response to various stimuli from the underlying connective tissue which frequently mimics squamous cell carcinoma. So, differentiation of this entity is of utmost important in the view of treatment planning and approach. This review focuses on those lesions which are encountered in the head and neck region and also the recent concepts related to it.

Keywords

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, squamous cell carcinoma, oral lesions