Oral hyaline ring granuloma: a case report

An unusual granulomatous inflammatory lesion characterised by the presence of ring shaped hyaline bodies accompanied by foreign body giant cell reaction has been mentioned in the literature. A lack of agreement exists on the nature of these hyaline rings. Opinions ranging from their being hyaline degenerative blood vessels to remains of leguminous cells have been postulated. Although the nature and origin of these bodies is uncertain, there is now considerable evidence that they represent, at least in part, vegetable material, especially pulses, that have been implanted in the tissues. An inflammatory oral lesion in a 17-years-old male patient caused due to traumatic implantation of the vegetable matter (sugar cane) has been reported in this paper. Based on the histological finding of a granulation tissue surrounding a hyaline ring the lesion was diagnosed as hyaline ring granuloma.