title: Oral focal mucinosis: a rare case with literature review.
abstract: Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is an unusual disease that affects diverse localised areas of the mouth, where the connective tissue undergoes focal degeneration. It was described for the first time by Tomich in 1974. It presents as an asymptomatic pedunculated or sessile growth, commonly on the gingiva, with most cases being in women. Its pathogenesis is linked to overproduction of hyaluronic acid by fibroblasts during collagen production, ensuing in focal myxoid degeneration. It has no characteristic features and diagnosis depends on histological scrutiny. We report a rare case of oral focal mucinosis affecting a 54-year-old man who presented with a sessile gingival growth mimicking a common tumour-like lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Sowmya
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Anatomy & Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Taif, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Bhari Sharanesha
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Manjunatha
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Pacific Dental College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nahar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Pacific Dental College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Hersheal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014746:Vimentin