title: Myxoid angiomyoma of the hard palate: a case report.
abstract: Angiomyomas are found with some frequency in the female genital tract. They can also appear in both sexes in the gastrointestinal tract and in the skin. The oral cavity is an unusual site for an angiomyoma. In this article, we describe the case of a 74-year-old woman who came to us with a nodule at the palatal midline. Following surgical excision of the growth and stent placement over the wound site, a biopsy analysis was performed. Histology of the removed tissue revealed an unusual variant of an angiomyoma: a myxoid angiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced General Dentistry, University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, 2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216, USA. rholder@sod.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Holder
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Dellinger
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Krolls
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Livingston
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Alemar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology*