Uncommon case of symmetrical fibrous hyperplasia of the hard palate. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol. 14(2); p. 145-146, ISSN: 1128-3602

The fibrous hyperplasia of the palate (fibroma) is a benign tumor which has its origin in the soft tissue and whose frequency is estimated to be 1.2% on adult subjects. Rarely the size exceeds the cm, but in these cases a complaint of increasing difficulty of mastication and swallowing appears. We describe the case of a young white woman affected with two peculiar symmetric lesions of the secondary hard palate, that could be the consequence of an abnormal answer to a chronic inflammatory stimulation.