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Clinicopathologic Conference
Granulomatous ulceration of the palate
A 55-year-old white man, a rural worker who did not smoke or consume alcohol, was referred to the oral medicine outpatient clinic of the School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), (Araçatuba, Brazil), for an extensive lesion in the palate; the lesion had evolved over a period of 3 years. In anamnesis, the patient reported that 9 years before he presented to our clinic, the ulcerated and painful facial skin lesions with fast evolution had been diagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum, which was treated with 30 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.Aggressive radiolucent lesion of the mandible
The patient, a 76-year-old white woman, was seen at the Oral Oncology Center, Araçatuba Dental School, São Paulo State University – UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil, for evaluation of a lesion located in the body and angle of the mandible. The patient reported pain and swelling that had started about 2 months previously. Her medical history revealed diabetes and hypertension, as well as treatment for adenocarcinoma of the colon 20 years ago. In addition, the patient reported that she was an ex-smoker, having stopped 22 years ago.
