Oral lesions containing amyloid-like material

During oral pathology daily practice, true amyloid may be identified in oral amyloidosis and several odontogenic tumors. However, histological examination often reveals other oral and perioral diseases with similar eosinophilic, acellular, amorphous substances. These include extensive areas of collagenous sclerosis, fibrin deposition, elastic fiber degeneration and dentinoid material, which may resemble amyloid under light microscopic examination. These materials are often termed amyloid-like due to their close histological resemblance to true amyloid.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research