Myoepithelioma of the palate: a case report.
Myoepithelioma is a rare malignant neoplasm, representing about the 1% of all the salivary gland's tumors. It mainly affects women, particularly in the 7th and 8th decade of life. A case of myoepithelioma of the palate in a 70-year-old woman is described. The tumor was completely excised two years ago. Nowadays, there are no signs of local recurrence and/or distant metastasis. The discrepancy between the histological diagnosis of low-grade malignancy and the clinical aggressive behavior of the tumor is discussed.
Medici
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Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Italy. amedic@tin.it
Tullio
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Bertolini
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Sesenna
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000637:transplantation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D009418:S100 Proteins