Verruciform xanthoma

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1980 May;49(5):429-34. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(80)90287-x.

Abstract

Twenty-one cases of verruciform xanthoma are reported, bringing to fifty the total cases in the literature. The lesion was found most often in middle-aged persons, and the most common location was the gingiva or alveolar ridge. The cause of the verruciform xanthoma is still uncertain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Connective Tissue / pathology
  • Epithelium / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Keratins / metabolism
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Diseases / pathology*
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology
  • Xanthomatosis / pathology*

Substances

  • Keratins