Fibroma

Fibroma is the most common benign mesenchymal tumor of the soft tissues of the oral cavity.

Description

 * It is usually sessile, arching above the surface, sometimes also stalked.
 * It is small, usually up to 2 cm.
 * Microscopically, it is very similar to post-inflammatory fibromatous hyperplasia.
 * Fibroma can also be caused by irritation, then we call it epulis fibromatosis.

Location

 * It usually occurs on the facial mucosa, tongue, in the vestibule, on the lips, palate, gums.

Related articles

 * Mesenchymal tumors

Source

 * LIŠKA, Karel. orofaciální patologie. 1. vydání. 1983.