title: A minor salivary gland tumour presenting with dysphagia.
abstract: A case is reviewed of a giant benign myoepithelioma of the soft palate presenting in an elderly female patient. Due to the large size of the lesion and its mass effect the patient developed dysphagia with subsequent significant weight loss. The clinico-pathological features of this rare tumour are described and the literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Tighe
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010160:Palate, Soft; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor