title: Verruciform xanthoma: A view on the concepts of its etiopathogenesis.
abstract: Verruciform xanthoma is a very uncommon papillary growth seen chiefly in the oral mucosa. The presence of foam cells in the connective tissue papillae between the epithelial rete ridges forms the hallmark in its diagnosis. There has been wide speculation and various hypotheses put forth in explaining the etiopathogenesis of verruciform xanthoma and the origin of foam cells. This article aims to update the different hypotheses in understanding the pathogenesis of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Dental College and Hospital (A Constituent College of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University), Mysore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Dental College and Hospital (A Constituent College of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University), Mysore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vidya G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Doddawad
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Dental College and Hospital (A Constituent College of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University), Mysore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Hs
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sreeshyla
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Dental College and Hospital (A Constituent College of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University), Mysore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patil
keywords: Foam cells; papillary growth; verruciform xanthoma