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July 2004: Ulcerated Swelling in the Hard Palate

Dolphine Oda, BDS, MSc

e-mail: doda@u.washington.edu

Case and images contributed by 
Dr. Roman Carlos and Dr. Elisa Contreras
Centro de Medicina Oral /University Mariano Galvez, Guatemala

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Case Summary

This is a 57-year-old Guatemalan female who complained of a palatal swelling that she first noticed eight months prior to the clinical consultation. The swelling was firm, ulcerated and asymptomatic.

	History of Present Illness
	Medical History
	Clinical and Radiographic Findings
	Incisional & Excisional Biopsy

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