Abstract
BackgroundMyoepitheliomas account for less than 1% of salivary gland tumors. They mostly affect the parotid glands of adults during the third to fifth decades.Case presentationA 10-year-old Indian boy reported a small swelling in the roof of his mouth of 10 days’ duration. History revealed that the lesion was painless and not associated with bleeding or pus discharge. On examination, a purplish well-circumscribed growth was noted on his posterior hard palate. Magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of a well-encapsulated hemangioma. An excisional biopsy was performed and histopathology along with immunohistochemistry analysis showed that the lesion was a spindle cell variant of benign myoepithelioma.ConclusionPalatal myoepitheliomas are rare and their occurrence in young individuals is rarer.
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BackgroundMyoepitheliomas are rare benign salivary gland neoplasms accounting for less than 1% of salivary gland tumors
Myoepitheliomas account for less than 1% of salivary gland tumors
Myoepitheliomas are rare benign salivary gland neoplasms accounting for less than 1% of salivary gland tumors
Summary
Myoepitheliomas are rare benign salivary gland neoplasms accounting for less than 1% of salivary gland tumors. Case presentation A 10-year-old healthy Indian boy presented to the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology with a complaint of a small swelling in the roof of his mouth His parents reported that the swelling was noticed 10 days earlier and he had no prior complaints. The onset was spontaneous with no history of trauma due to any cause It was associated with minor bleeding and mild pain on chewing food. A diagnosis of palatal myoepithelioma (benign spindle cell variant) was made based on the above features. His postoperative recovery was uneventful with complete healing of the palatal area and no clinical evidence of recurrence (7 months postoperation). He was advised to have clinical/ radiological follow-ups on an annual basis
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