Linear epidermal nevus of the oral cavity: a rare diagnosis.
Linear epidermal nevus is an uncommon diagnosis of benign lesions of the oral cavity. It is characterized by a congenital malformation arising from the ectoderm cells, which are arranged according to a typical linear configuration known as Blaschko's lines. We report a case of linear epidermal nevus of oral cavity in a 51-year-old lady or woman. The linear epidermal nevus of the oral cavity, although rare, can be considered a differential diagnosis of oral papillomatosis (OP). The histopathological studies and detailed description are the center of the diagnostic and clinical evolution.
Department of Otolaryngology, ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-888 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Mariana Dutra de Cássia Ferreira
MD
Santos
Alexandre Scalli Mathias
AS
Duarte
Guilherme Machado
GM
Carvalho
Alexandre Caixeta
AC
Guimarães
Carlos Eduardo Monteiro
CE
Zappelini
Ana Cristina
AC
Coelho Dal Rio
Maria Elvira Pizzigatti
ME
Corrêa
Albina Messias de Almeida
AM
Milani Altemani
Ester Maria
EM
Danielli Nicola