Unusual presentation of primary squamous cell carcinoma involving the interdental papilla in a young woman.
A 33-year-old woman presented with what looked like an epulis at the interdental papilla between 22 and 23. We excised the lesion and histopathological examination surprisingly showed the presence of a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma that was not invading the underlying bone. We then did a radical excision including extraction of teeth followed by bony reconstruction. No recurrence or metastases have been seen during a follow-up of 12 months.
Meleti
Marco
M
Unit of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Section of Odontostomatology, Department of ENT/Dental/Ophthalmological and Cervico-Facial Sciences, University of Parma, Italy. meletidds@hotmail.com <meletidds@hotmail.com>
Corcione
Luigi
L
Sesenna
Enrico
E
Vescovi
Paolo
P
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019214:Gingival Overgrowth / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans