Microscopic Description:
Biopsy from hard palate :
Hyperplastic hyperkeraotic squamous mucosa with moderate dysplasia . Scanty subepithelium is noted insufficient to rule out invasion
p16 is negative .
Impression .
• Hard palate - Biopsy : •
Hyperplastic squamous mucosa
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Squamous hyperplasia is characterized by increased numbers of squamous cells resulting in increased thickness of the squamous epithelium.
Hyperplasia can result from a variety of irritants, including cigarette smoke, air pollution, radiation, or infectious agents like fungi.
It is a precancerous condition.
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