Oral cavity & oropharynx
Inflammatory / immune mediated (noninfectious)
Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia
Author: Charu Thakral, M.D.
Last author update: 1 March 2013
Last staff update: 12 October 2020
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PubMed Search: Papillary hyperplasia[TIAB] oral cavity
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Definition / general | Treatment | Clinical images | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Thakral C. Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/oralcavitypapillaryhyperplasia.html. Accessed April 19th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Common, usually involves palate or lingual mandibular gingiva
- Called palatal papillomatosis in palate
- Middle aged and older persons, 2/3 female
- Associated with ill fitting dentures or partial dentures (Braz Dent J 2009;20:243), wearing prostheses at night, poor oral hygiene; also candidiasis
- Not a premalignant condition
Treatment
- Removal of offending agent; proper fitting dentures
- Complete excision
Clinical images
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Multiple small nodules on palate
Gross description
- Multiple red polyp-like projections, often under ill fitting dentures and usually in palate
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Exophytic mucosal epithelial hyperplasia, including pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and submucosal fibrous hyperplasia
- Islands of hyperplastic squamous mucosa may appear in submucosa
- May have chronic inflammation of accessory salivary glands; no dysplasia
Microscopic (histologic) images
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Inflamed bulbous projection
