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===Diagnostic Imaging===
 
===Diagnostic Imaging===
Radiography may show a soft tissue opacity in the area of the gingiva with lytic invasion of the underlying alveolar bone  
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Radiography may show a soft tissue opacity in the area of the gingiva with lytic invasion of the underlying alveolar bone.
 
===Biopsy===
 
===Biopsy===
 
Required for a definitive diagnosis
 
Required for a definitive diagnosis
*Incisional Biopsy - best.
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*Incisional Biopsy - best
*Cytological or grab procedures - difficult to obtain a representative sample.
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*Cytological or grab procedures - difficult to obtain a representative sample
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==Treatment==
 
==Treatment==
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*'''Surgical resection''' with margins of at least 1cm.
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*'''Radiation therapy''' may be considered in patients where wide surgical excision is not possible. However there is a risk of malignant transformation of the tumour at a later stage.
 
==Prognosis==
 
==Prognosis==
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Good following complete surgical excision.
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
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