ORAL HAIRY POLYP IN A TEENAGER: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

ABSTRACT Objective: To report an unusual case of oral hairy polyp (HP) and review the literature, providing epidemiological, clinical and histopathological information on this disease. Case description: A 12-year-old male patient was referred to a Stomatology department with a nodule in the posterior midline of the tongue. The patient did not know exactly when it arose or whether it had grown since then. Clinical exam revealed a bulky and mobile pedunculated mass lesion on the dorsum of the tongue, with a diameter of approximately 1 cm. The patient’s mother reported no previous health problem. An excisional biopsy was performed, the surgical specimen was sent for anatomopathological analysis, and the findings were compatible with the diagnosis of HP. Comments: Hairy polyp is a rare lesion, especially in the oral region. The literature search revealed only 10 case reports of oral HP published between January 1999 and January 2019, and they revealed a predominance of the disease in female newborns. Two uncommon facts were presented in this case: the patient was male and diagnosis was made at 12 years old.

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Main Authors:	Souza,Vinícius Gonçalves de, Santos,Damilys Joelly Souza, Silva,Thalía Rissa, Macedo,Mathias Rezende, Araújo,Tatiana Santos, Carvalho,Aparecida de Lourdes, Cardoso,Ludimila Paula Vaz, Miranda,Carla Silva Siqueira
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2020
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822020000100613
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