Plasmacytoid myoepithelioma of the soft palate: a review of the literature and report of a case with immunohistochemical findings.
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.
Açikalin
Mustafa Fuat
MF
Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey. acikalin@ogu.edu.tr
Paşaoğlu
Ozgül
O
Cakli
Hamdi
H
Ciftçi
Evrim
E
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