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Differential diagnosis of a lesion in the BUCCAL mucosa, EXCEPT:
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Correct answer: C. Nicotinic stomatitis
- A. Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) can arise in the buccal soft tissue.
- B. Fibroma (irritation fibroma) is a very common buccal-mucosa lesion.
- C. Correct. Nicotinic stomatitis characteristically affects the HARD/soft PALATE, not the buccal mucosa, so it is the exception.
- D. Minor salivary glands of the buccal mucosa can give rise to pleomorphic adenoma.