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# DISCUSSION CASE

**Case description:**
A *48* year old female presents with an asymptomatic swelling. Her medical history is non-contributary. She is a smoker and consumes 1 alcoholic drink on a daily basis.

**Activity:**
1. Identify the pathosis and describe the clinical features
2. What is the differential diagnosis?
3. What are the relevant clinical investigations?
4. What is the diagnosis?
5. How would you manage this patient?

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    <formatted_text>#### Patient Profile and History

A 48-year-old female presents with an asymptomatic swelling. Her medical history is non-contributory. Social history includes:
- Smoker
- Consumes one alcoholic drink on a daily basis

#### Clinical Case Activity

1. Identify the pathosis and describe the clinical features.
2. What is the differential diagnosis?
3. What are the relevant clinical investigations?
4. What is the diagnosis?
5. How would you manage this patient?</formatted_text>
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        <description>A clinical photograph of the upper palate showing a palpable swelling. The image depicts a rounded, pink, smooth-surfaced mass located on the palatal mucosa near the maxillary teeth, consistent with the &amp;apos;asymptomatic swelling&amp;apos; mentioned in the case description.</description>
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  <footnotes>[^1]: Original PDF page 1: [[18. Mesenchymal Tumours case 2.pdf#page=1|18. Mesenchymal Tumours case 2, p.1]]</footnotes>
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