Abstract
Oral benign epithelial hyperplasia (OBEH) is clinically defined as painless lesions of different sizes that can affect the oral mucosa. Mainly OBEH is a virus-induced proliferation that has relation with human papillomavirus infection. We report a case of a 53-year-old female patient, with complaint of a lump in her tongue for 5 months. Intraoral examination revealed a single oval-shaped, pediculate, verrucous, painless nodule colored with normal mucosal, well-defined limits, firm to palpation, located on the left lateral border of the tongue and size approximately 7 x 7 x 6 mm. The clinical hypothesis diagnostic was oral squamous papilloma (OSP). An excisional biopsy was performed, and the result of the histopathological examination was benign epithelial hyperplasia suggestive of viral infection. Due to its clinical presentation, final diagnosis was OSP. This case illustrates the importance of biopsy to elucidate diagnosis of OBEH followed by appropriate treatment.
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