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*Acanthosis (thicker stratum spinosum).<ref>URL: [http://www.emedicine.com/asp/dictionary.asp?keyword=acanthosis http://www.emedicine.com/asp/dictionary.asp?keyword=acanthosis].</ref>
*Acanthosis (thicker stratum spinosum).<ref>URL: [http://www.emedicine.com/asp/dictionary.asp?keyword=acanthosis http://www.emedicine.com/asp/dictionary.asp?keyword=acanthosis].</ref>
*"Balloon cells" in upper stratum spinosum - perinuclear clearing.
*"Balloon cells" in upper stratum spinosum - perinuclear clearing.
==Oral condyloma==
===General===
*Benign.
*Sexually transmitted.<ref name=Ref_HaNP246>{{Ref HaNP|426}}</ref>
*Typically seen in young adults.
===Gross===
*Polypoid projection.
*Usually palate or labia.<ref name=Ref_HaNP246>{{Ref HaNP|426}}</ref>
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Broad papillary projections with rounded contours.
*No hyperkeratosis.
DDx:<ref name=Ref_HaNP246>{{Ref HaNP|426}}</ref>
*[[Squamous papilloma]] - thinner papillary projections, often branch.
*[[Verruca vulgaris]] - church spire-like projections, hyperkeratosis and parakeratosis.
*Squamous cell carcinoma.
===Sign out===
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LESION, PALATE, EXCISION:
- ORAL CONDYLOMA.
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=Oral neoplasms=
=Oral neoplasms=
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