Lymphoepithelial cyst in the palatoglossus arch

Authors

  • Evanice Maria Marçal Vieira University of Cuiabá, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
  • Vinícius Canavarros Palma University of Cuiabá, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
  • Tereza Aparecida Delle Vedove Semenoff University of Cuiabá, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
  • Andreza Maria Fábio Aranha University of Cuiabá, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
  • Flares BarattoFilho University of Curitiba, Paraná
  • Álvaro Henrique Borges University of Cuiabá, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso

Keywords:

pathology, oral pathology, cyst, lymphoepithelial cyst.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe a case of a lymphoepithelial cyst in the
palatoglossus arch. A 16-years-old black man said that he was observed a lesion in
his mouth. On the physical exam, a pedicled, consistent, smooth surface 1.5 × 1 cm
lesion, similar in color to the adjacent mucosa, was found. The lesion was surgically
removed and the microscopic exam showed mucosal fragments with pedicled
lesion; the cystic cavity sometimes lined with pseudostratified cylindrical epithelium
and others with stratified squamous flat interface of the epithelium. Around the
cyst, a well-delimited mass of lymphoid tissue, presenting lymphoid follicles, was
also seen. Lymphoepithelial cyst has clinical characteristics similar to those of
others lesions that occur in the oral cavity. The diagnosis should be based on
conservative biopsy, with total removal of lesion.

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Published

2012-10-20

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Marçal Vieira EM, Canavarros Palma V, Delle Vedove Semenoff TA, Fábio Aranha AM, BarattoFilho F, Borges Álvaro H. Lymphoepithelial cyst in the palatoglossus arch. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2012 Oct. 20 [cited 2025 May 17];49(4):335-40. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2783

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 4 (2012): OCT- DEC

Section

Case Report

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