Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

January 2007, Case 701-1. Quiz set! Click here to see.

A 45 year-old man with an ulcer in the hard palate.

Clinical informationThe patient was a 45 year-old smoker who presented to his dentist with a painless ulcer in his hard palate as illustrated below.

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A biopsy was performed. Representative histopathologic images are illustrated below:

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What is your diagnosisDiscussion

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