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A RARE CASE OF ORAL LYMPHOEPITHELIAL CYST IN AN HIV-POSITIVE PATIENT: A TRUE ASSOCIATION OR AN OCCASIONAL FINDING?
- Source :
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology & Oral Radiology; Sep2022, Vol. 134 Issue 3, pe110-e110, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The relationship between infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and oral lymphoepithelial cyst (OLC) is uncertain. Herein, we presented a rare case of OLC on the tongue in a male patient with HIV. Intraoral examination revealed a yellow nodular lesion with a smooth surface on the tongue's right lateral border measuring 0.8 cm. Medical history revealed that the patient had been diagnosed with HIV 1 month earlier and was being treated with antiretroviral therapy. An excisional biopsy was performed. Histopathologic examination showed a cystic lesion covered by squamous epithelium surrounded by a fibrous capsule containing dense lymphoid infiltrate with prominent germinal centers. The diagnosis was OLC. No evidence of recurrence was observed after 1 year of follow-up. Although rare, OLC can arise in the context of HIV infection. The treatment of choice is conservative surgical removal, and recurrence is uncommon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22124403
- Volume :
- 134
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology & Oral Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158539849
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2022.01.165