Oral Squamous Papilloma on the Tongue of a 12-Year Old Female: Report of a Case with Human Papilloma Virus Literature Review

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection that causes squamous papilloma is common in the oral cavity of adults but not in children. Although benign, the slow progressive growth is a concern to clinicians and parents as the lesion may clinically appear as an exophytic verrucous carcinoma or squamous carcinoma. This case report describes a squamous papilloma arising on the tongue of a 12-year old child.