Table 2 Histopathological characteristics of the biopsies of non-infectious granulomatous disorders of the upper lip
From: Non-infectious granulomatous disorders of the upper lip: clinicopathological analysis of 11 patients
NIGDUL subtype | Case | Granulomas | Chronic mucositis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Localization | Epithelioid cells | Multinucleated giant cells (nucleus, disposition) | Lymphocytic crown | |||
Associated to Crohn’s disease | 1 | > 2 | Corion, submucosa | Yes | Yes (> 10, disperse) | Intense | Yes |
Associated to foreign body | 2 | > 2 | Submucosa | Yes | Yes (2–10, disperse) | Mild | No |
3 | |||||||
Associated to gingivitis lichenoid-like | 4 | > 2 | Corion, submucosa | Yes | Yes (2–7, disperse) | Intense | Yes |
5 | Yes | ||||||
6 | Yes | ||||||
7 | Yes | ||||||
NOS (idiopathic) | 8 | > 2 | Corion, submucosa | Yes | No | Intense | Yes |
9 | 1 | Submucosa | Mild | No | |||
10 | 1 | Submucosa | Mild | No | |||
11 | 1 | Submucosa | Mild | No | |||