title: Plasmacytoid myoepithelioma of the soft palate: a review of the literature and report of a case with immunohistochemical findings.
abstract: Myoepitheliomas of salivary glands are rare neoplasms, accounting for less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. They are classified into four cell types: epithelioid, spindle, clear, and plasmacytoid. Among them, the plasmacytoid cell type appears to have a predilection for the oral cavity, especially the palate. We presented a 32-year-old man with plasmacytoid myoepithelioma arising in the soft palate, together with a brief discussion of the clinicopathologic features and differential diagnosis in the light of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey. acikalin@ogu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mustafa Fuat
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Açikalin
authors.forename: Ozgül
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Paşaoğlu
authors.forename: Hamdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cakli
authors.forename: Evrim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciftçi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery