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01-09-2017 | Case Report

Subgemmal neurogenous plaque of the tongue: a report of three cases

Authors: Amanda Katarinny Goes Gonzaga, Deborah Gondim Lambert Moreira, Dáurea Adília Cóbe Sena, Maria Luiza Diniz de Sousa Lopes, Lélia Batista de Souza, Lélia Maria Guedes Queiroz

Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Issue 3/2017

Abstract

Subgemmal neurogenous plaque (SNP) is a biphasic neural structure associated with the taste buds. Clinically, SNP usually presents as an asymptomatic, normally colored, papule located in the posterior lateral border of the tongue. Accurate diagnosis is based only on histopathological examination, which shows a superficial neurofibroma-like pattern and a neuroma-like in the deep zone. Appropriate recognition of clinical and morphological aspects of SNPs can avoid their misdiagnosis as neural neoplasms. We report three cases of SNP with detailed clinical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical features.

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Title: Subgemmal neurogenous plaque of the tongue: a report of three cases
Authors: Amanda Katarinny Goes Gonzaga
Deborah Gondim Lambert Moreira
Dáurea Adília Cóbe Sena
Maria Luiza Diniz de Sousa Lopes
Lélia Batista de Souza
Lélia Maria Guedes Queiroz
Publication date: 01-09-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1865-1550
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1569
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-017-0629-y

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