Oral verruciform xanthoma associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease: a report of five cases and a review of the literature

Head Neck Pathol. 2011 Jun;5(2):193-8. doi: 10.1007/s12105-011-0246-2. Epub 2011 Feb 9.

Abstract

Verruciform xanthoma (VX) is an uncommon benign inflammatory mucocutaneous condition that chiefly occurs in the oral cavity. It is often associated with pre-existing epithelial and/or inflammatory disorder and is characterized histopathologically by papillary epithelial hyperplasia and the presence of foamy macrophages in connective tissue papillae. We report of a series of five cases with VX who concurrently had chronic oral graft-versus-host disease following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Foam Cells / pathology
  • Graft vs Host Disease / complications
  • Graft vs Host Disease / pathology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Diseases / etiology
  • Mouth Diseases / pathology*
  • Mouth Diseases / surgery
  • Xanthomatosis / etiology
  • Xanthomatosis / pathology*
  • Xanthomatosis / surgery