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Abstract
A case of squamous-cell carcinoma in the mucous membrane overlying a torus palatinus
is reported. Although it is unusual for these tori to take a cancerous course, any
long-persisting ulcers in or around such benign ostoses should be considered potentially
malignant.
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References
- The Occurrence of Torus Palatinus and Torus Mandibularis in 2,478 Dental Patients.Oral Surg., Oral Med. & Oral Path. 1953; 6: 1134
- Torus Palatinus, a Statistical Study.J. Am. Dent. A. 1940; 27: 1150-1157
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