CASE REPORT
Year : 2022 | Volume
: 26 | Issue : 5 | Page : 73--76
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of anterior maxillary gingiva: An unusual clinical presentation
Lata Goyal1, Shalinee Rao2, Gosla Srinivas Reddy3, Padmanidhi Agarwal4
1 Department of Dentistry, Division of Periodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, India
2 Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
3 Department of Dentistry (Craniomaxillofacial Surgery), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
4 Department of Dentistry, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Lata Goyal
Department of Dentistry, Division of Periodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab
India
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign neoplasm with variable clinical presentation. We hereby present a case of a 27-year-old female who presented to us with an unsuspecting gingival overgrowth in her anterior gingiva. This article aims to describe IMT as a rare intraoral entity which may involve the anterior maxillary gingiva, involving or sparing the underlying bone, as only a handful of such cases have been reported so far. Surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment. Biopsy and histopathological examination of even the smallest lesions is a must. Timely diagnosis and intervention can prevent severe morbidity that can arise if these lesions are left undiagnosed as aggressive management of lesions that become extensive is mandatory.
How to cite this article:
Goyal L, Rao S, Reddy GS, Agarwal P. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of anterior maxillary gingiva: An unusual clinical presentation.J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2022;26:73-76
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Goyal L, Rao S, Reddy GS, Agarwal P. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of anterior maxillary gingiva: An unusual clinical presentation. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 Mar 29 ];26:73-76
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