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. 2013:2013:812323.
doi: 10.1155/2013/812323. Epub 2013 Jul 10.

Solitary angiokeratoma of oral mucosa: a rare presentation

Shilpa Kandalgaonkar  1 , Suyog Tupsakhare, Ashok Patil, Gaurav Agrawal, Mahesh Gabhane, Shrikant Sonune
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Solitary angiokeratoma of oral mucosa: a rare presentation

Shilpa Kandalgaonkar et al. Case Rep Dent. 2013.

Abstract

Solitary angiokeratoma of oral mucosa is rare entity. The term Angiokeratoma is used to refer to several lesions, whose common denominator is the presence of dilated blood vessels in association with epidermal hyperplasia. Mucosal involvement, including oral cavity is occasionally found either as a component of the systemic variety, cutaneous involvement or isolated oral involvement. Clinically, the lesion is irregular, whitish to dark brown in color, with female predominance. The etiological factors include injury, trauma, or chronic irritation to the wall of a papillary dermis. Histologically, it is characterized by hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, and dilated vascular spaces with or without organizing thrombi in papillary dermis. The vascular spaces are partly or completely enclosed by elongated ret-ridges. Along with this reporting a case of solitary angiokeratoma affecting tongue in a 38-year-old male patient, along with the literature review is presented.

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Figure 1
Brownish growth present on tip of tongue.
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Figure 2
Excised specimen.
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Figure 3
100x magnification.
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Figure 4
400x magnification.
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Figure 5
Immunohistochemical profile of the lesion with expression CD34 positive.
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