A 24-Year-Old Man Presented with the Second Recurrence of a Buccal

question 9

Multiple Choice

A 24-year-old man presented with the second recurrence of a buccal mucosa mass. The lesion was composed of fibrous connective tissue and was cytologically benign. However, it was nonencapsulated and freely infiltrated surrounding soft tissue. This lesion suggests which of the following?

• A) Fibromatosis
• B) Traumatic fibroma
• C) Reactive hyperplasia
• D) Pyogenic granuloma
• E) Hyperplastic scar

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