Foliate papillitis: A cause of oral cancerophobia!

Foliate papillae are a cluster of multiple tiny projections that are arranged in transverse folds on the postero-lateral border of the tongue anterior to the palatoglossal fold present bilaterally. There is a lack of awareness amongst healthcare workers regarding the same, adding to the dilemma, and...

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Main Authors: Satya Ranjan Misra, Abhishek Banerjee, Rupsa Das, Satya Sundar Gajendra Mahapatra
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Oral Oncology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772906024000785
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description Foliate papillae are a cluster of multiple tiny projections that are arranged in transverse folds on the postero-lateral border of the tongue anterior to the palatoglossal fold present bilaterally. There is a lack of awareness amongst healthcare workers regarding the same, adding to the dilemma, and if misdiagnosed as malignant, it has a big psychological impact. Hence it is imperative to highlight this benign condition in the literature to enable correct diagnosis and eliminate cancerophobia.
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spelling doaj-art-6e442b04590641aba7c29435827ae1552025-01-09T06:15:26ZengElsevierOral Oncology Reports2772-90602024-03-019100232Foliate papillitis: A cause of oral cancerophobia!Satya Ranjan Misra0Abhishek Banerjee1Rupsa Das2Satya Sundar Gajendra Mahapatra3Corresponding author.; Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaOral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Institute of Medical Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaFoliate papillae are a cluster of multiple tiny projections that are arranged in transverse folds on the postero-lateral border of the tongue anterior to the palatoglossal fold present bilaterally. There is a lack of awareness amongst healthcare workers regarding the same, adding to the dilemma, and if misdiagnosed as malignant, it has a big psychological impact. Hence it is imperative to highlight this benign condition in the literature to enable correct diagnosis and eliminate cancerophobia.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772906024000785CancerophobiaFoliate papillaOral ulcerTongue cancer
spellingShingle Satya Ranjan Misra
Abhishek Banerjee
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Satya Sundar Gajendra Mahapatra
Foliate papillitis: A cause of oral cancerophobia!
Oral Oncology Reports
Cancerophobia
Foliate papilla
Oral ulcer
Tongue cancer
title Foliate papillitis: A cause of oral cancerophobia!
title_full Foliate papillitis: A cause of oral cancerophobia!
title_fullStr Foliate papillitis: A cause of oral cancerophobia!
title_full_unstemmed Foliate papillitis: A cause of oral cancerophobia!
title_short Foliate papillitis: A cause of oral cancerophobia!
title_sort foliate papillitis a cause of oral cancerophobia
topic Cancerophobia
Foliate papilla
Oral ulcer
Tongue cancer
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