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01-12-2008 | Symposia
Clinicopathologic Conference: Case 2
Published in: Head and Neck Pathology | Issue 4/2008
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A 31-year-old female patient presented with a swollen eye (Fig. 1). Intraoral examination showed a necrotic ulcerated lesion extending from the midline involving the buccal sulcus over the right central and lateral incisors (teeth 7 and 8) (Fig. 2). The CT scan showed an erosive mass anterior to the ethmoid cells and an opacified maxillary sinus. The patient is HIV negative.
Fig. 1
Extraorally, there was diffuse swelling extending from the glabella, involving the periorbital soft tissues and the nasolabial fold
Fig. 2
Intraorally, the necrotic mid-palatal ulcer had raised, rolled margins, and showed extension across the alveolar ridge to involve the buccal sulcus over the anterior teeth
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