A graphite foreign body granuloma that caused palatal perforation. Case report and literature review.

Athina Tosiou, Eleni-Marina Kalogirou, Dimitrios Vlachodimitropoulos, Konstantinos I Tosios, Vasileios Petsinis

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Athina TosiouSenior student, Dental School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Eleni-Marina KalogirouDDS, MSc, PhD. Faculty of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Metropolitan College, Athens, Greece.

Dimitrios VlachodimitropoulosMD, PhD. Professor, Department of Forensics and Toxicology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Konstantinos I TosiosDDS, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, Dental School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Vasileios PetsinisDDS, MD, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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Background: We present an unusual case of a graphite foreign body granuloma causing palatal perforation. Case description: A 62-year-old female presented with a macule on the hard palate clinically consistent with a blue nevus. On biopsy a black nodular mass was excised, establishing oroantral communication that was verified by a computed tomography scan. A diagnosis of malignant melanoma was strongly suspected, but microscopic examination showed a graphite foreign body granuloma. It was suggested that the graphite was implanted in a thin area of the palatal bone causing perforation. Conclusions: Graphite tattoos should be excised, both for diagnostics purposes and the possibility of causing tissue destruction by generating a foreign body granuloma reaction.

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PMID38988759

DOI10.4317/jced.61474

PMCPMC11231888

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