Pathology · single question
Which lesion is NOT typically found as a FIRM lesion on the lateral border of the tongue?
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Correct answer: D. Verruca vulgaris (common wart)
Verruca vulgaris is a soft, papillary/warty lesion not characteristically firm on the lateral tongue. Firm lateral tongue lesions include fibroma, SCC, and granular cell tumor.
- A. ❌ Traumatic fibroma is firm (dense fibrous connective tissue) and can occur on lateral tongue.
- B. ❌ Granular cell tumor is a firm submucosal lesion that frequently occurs on the tongue.
- C. ❌ SCC is the most important firm lesion to consider on the lateral tongue.
- D. ✅ CORRECT – Verruca vulgaris is a soft, papillary HPV-associated wart; not a firm lateral tongue lesion.