Abstract
Heck’s disease or focal epithelial hyperplasia is a proliferation caused by viruses, which settles in the oral squamous epithelium, rare, benign disease, which affects the oral mucosa of children and young adults. It is correlated with human papilloma virus (HPV). Female patient with 10 years history, reported not present systemic and oral problems. On clinical examination revealed well-defined lesions of rounded form, located on the lower lip. Excisional biopsy of the lesion was performed and sent for histopathologic analysis, which found mitosis cells, epithelial changes and rete ridges as in “golf club”. Histopathologic and clinical aspects diagnosis was focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck disease). After removal of the lesion, was observed no occurrence during the short observation period.
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