Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (cheilitis granulomatosa)
Histologic Features
- An upper lip specimen showing prominent musculature with
- Moderate edema involving the full thickness of the tissue
- Small collections of epithelioid histiocytes surrounded by a dense rim of lymphocytes
- Widely dilated blood vessels
- A lymphocytic infiltration between muscle fibers and bundles
- Fibrosis in late stages
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