Atypical benign migratory glossitis. Report of a case with histologic and electron microscopic evaluations.
A case of benign migratory glossitis atypically confined to only one side of the tongue is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed by repeated histopathologic evaluation. Electron microscopic studies revealed a striking intimacy between sensory nerve processes and the basal lamina of the lingual epithelium.
D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005929:Glossitis, Benign Migratory / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009940:Organoids / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells; D014059:Tongue / Q000294:innervation