A cace of malignant myoepithelioma of the soft palate.
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report
Myoepithelioma is a very rare neoplasm that accounts only for about 1% of all salivary gland tumours. As the lesion is so rare, there are no specific recommendations or guidelines for its treatment. In the literature, there have been only a few cases reported without any existing data concerning radiotherapy. We present a very good palliative effect of radiotherapy in a very old man.
متن کاملGiant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate
Myoepitheliomas are benign salivary gland tumors and account for less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. They are usually located in the parotid gland. The soft palate is very rare affected site. The differential diagnosis of myoepitheliomas should include reactive and neoplastic lesions. The treatment of myoepitheliomas is complete removal of the tumor. Herein, we report a case with giant m...
متن کاملMalignant myoepithelioma of the hard palate: 9-year follow-up.
Myoepitheliomas are rare tumors that represent about 1% of the salivary gland tumors. Most of them are benign, and only 10% are malignant, and the latter are called malignant myoepitheliomas or myoepithelial carcinomas. The first case of a malignant myoepithelioma was described in 1975, since then there has been a greater incidence of these tumors reported in the parotid gland. Its involvement ...
متن کاملMalignant Myoepithelioma of the Palate: A Case Report with Review of the Clinicopathological Characteristics
A malignant myoepithelioma is one of the rarest salivary gland neoplasms which may either arise de novo or develop within a preexisting pleomorphic adenoma or benign myoepithelioma. The parotid gland is the most common primary site and the palate the most common intra-oral site of occurrence. Herein is present a case of a malignant myoepithelioma arising in the hard palate of a 79-year-old woma...
متن کاملMyoepithelioma of the Soft Palate: a Case Report Giving Special Attention to the Differential Diagnosis
BACKGROUND Myoepitheliomas are rare tumours that may generally arise from the minor or major salivary glands. The differential diagnosis of this tumour should be performed along with several benign and malignant soft tissue neoplasms. The present case report describes an asymptomatic mass that arose in the soft palate of 42 year old black woman with duration of the six months. METHODS An inci...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 1998
ISSN: 2186-1579,0021-5163
DOI: 10.5794/jjoms.44.574