title: Follicular lymphoid hyperplasia of the palate: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: The follicular lymphoid hyperplasia of the palate is a very rare benign lymphoproliferative lesion that closely resembles lymphomas, clinically or histopathologically or both. A case of follicular lymphoid hyperplasia of the palate is reported. Clinically, the lesion presented as a firm, painless, nonulcerated, nonfluctuant and slowly growing swelling on one side of the palate. The biopsy showed the typical histologic features: multiple germinal centers with a rim of well-differentiated B lymphocytes together with a mixed, mainly mononuclear infiltrate with many plasmacytoid lymphocytes. The clinicopathologic features are described and integrated into a review of the 19 previously recorded cases. The diagnosis of a follicular lymphoid hyperplasia should always be considered in cases of palatal swelling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine/Pathology, Dental School, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. kdeod@cieel.gr
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolokotronis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dimitrakopoulos
authors.forename: Anthi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asimaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology*