Goyal Lata, Rao Shalinee, Reddy Gosla Srinivas, Agarwal Padmanidhi
Department of Dentistry, Division of Periodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2022 Feb;26(Suppl 1):S73-S76. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_338_20. Epub 2022 Feb 28.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign neoplasm with variable clinical presentation. We hereby present a case of a 27-year-old female who presented to us with an unsuspecting gingival overgrowth in her anterior gingiva. This article aims to describe IMT as a rare intraoral entity which may involve the anterior maxillary gingiva, involving or sparing the underlying bone, as only a handful of such cases have been reported so far. Surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment. Biopsy and histopathological examination of even the smallest lesions is a must. Timely diagnosis and intervention can prevent severe morbidity that can arise if these lesions are left undiagnosed as aggressive management of lesions that become extensive is mandatory.
