Reichart P A, Philipsen H P, Dürr U M
Free University of Berlin, West Germany.
J Oral Pathol Med. 1989 Feb;18(2):92-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1989.tb00743.x.
Eighty-one cases of canine epulides are described clinically and histologically; 73 cases were diagnosed as inflammatory, fibrous hyperplasias of which 37% showed metaplastic bone formation and 22% demonstrated so-called plexiform epithelial hyperplasia which seems to have no human counterpart. There is no indication that metaplastic bone formation or plexiform epithelial hyperplasia influences the biologic behavior of the lesion. A distinction between these two histologic variants carries no prognostic significance. Six cases of epulides proved to be pyogenic granulomas and two were malignant tumors. It is stressed that the term epulis is non-specific giving no indication as to the true nature of the lesion.
本文从临床和组织学角度描述了81例犬龈瘤；73例被诊断为炎性纤维增生，其中37%出现化生骨形成，22%表现为所谓的丛状上皮增生，而这种增生在人类中似乎没有对应情况。没有迹象表明化生骨形成或丛状上皮增生会影响病变的生物学行为。区分这两种组织学变体没有预后意义。6例龈瘤被证实为化脓性肉芽肿，2例为恶性肿瘤。需要强调的是，龈瘤这个术语不具有特异性，无法表明病变的真实性质。
