title: [Myoepithelial carcinoma (malignant myoepithelioma) of the salivary glands. A case report].
abstract: We report the rare development of a myoepithelial carcinoma in a pleomorphic adenoma involving the minor salivary glands in the buccal mucosa of a 78-year-old female. Tumor presented as a small asymptomatic left buccal mass. The initial dominant component of the neoplasm was a pleomorphic adenoma, while the minor component was a myoepithelial carcinoma. Recurrences of tumor after 2 and then 5 years were excised. Histopathological examination of the last tissue removed showed a pure myoepithelial carcinoma of the minor salivary glands without evidence for a pleomorphic adenoma. The clinical features, therapy, diagnosis, histopathology and literature are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haisch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Knöbber
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lobeck
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Das myoepitheliale Karzinom (malignes Myoepitheliom) der Speicheldrüsen. Eine Falldarstellung.