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Reprint requests: Hélder Antônio Rebelo Pontes Department of Oral Pathology João de Barros Barreto University Hospital Mundurucus Street, No. 4487, Zip Code 66073-000 Guamá, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Service of Oral Pathology, João de Barros Barreto University Hospital, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, BrazilOral Diagnosis Department, Semiology and Oral Pathology Areas, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Oral Diagnosis Department, Semiology and Oral Pathology Areas, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Service of Oral Pathology, João de Barros Barreto University Hospital, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, BrazilDental Private Clinic, Belém, Pará, Brazil
Oral Diagnosis Department, Semiology and Oral Pathology Areas, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A 67-year-old male patient was referred to our service with a complaint of an asymptomatic
nodule in the hard palate; the nodule had evolved over 12 months and displayed slow
growth. The patient did not report any alcoholism or smoking, and his past medical
history was noncontributory. Upon general examination, the patient appeared well oriented,
and there were no signs of any systemic illnesses or lymphadenopathy. The intraoral
examination revealed a dome-shaped nodule with a smooth surface, exhibiting normal-colored
overlying mucosa. The nodule was located on the right side of the palate, close to
the junction of the hard and soft palate, was firm and nontender on palpation, and
measured 12 mm at its largest diameter (Figure 1).
Fig. 1On the patient's first visit, the clinical presentation of a nodule of 12 months’
duration, which was a nonulcerated, dome-shaped, and normal-colored lesion on the
hard palate, close to the hard and soft palate junction.
