title: Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia in Oral Lesions: A Review.
abstract: Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH) is a histopathological reaction pattern to various stimuli, which includes trauma, infection, inflammation, neoplasia. It is seen as tongue like epithelial proliferation invading the connective tissue and should not be mistaken for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This review enlists oral lesions which exhibit PEH with a note on how to differentiate SCC from PEH.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vaidhehi Narayan
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology, KLE Dental College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uma
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Girish
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murgod
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shyamala
authors.affiliation: General Physician, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ranajit B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Naik
keywords: Pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia; pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia; squamous cell carcinoma