Oral myoepithelioma of soft tissue origin: report of a new case and literature review.
Oral myoepithelioma of soft tissue origin, an entity distinct from myoepithelioma of salivary glands, constitutes an extremely rare benign neoplasm, with only 1 previously published case, affecting the tongue of a 22-year-old woman. Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumour (ECT) also is a very rare benign neoplasm of the oral cavity that has a strong predilection for the anterior dorsum of the tongue. The great similarities in the histologic and immunohistochemical characteristics of soft tissue myoepithelioma (STM) and ECT probably indicate that they refer to the same or closely related pathologic entities. The aim of this paper is to report a new case of STM affecting the dorsal tongue of a 45-year-old man. A review of the relevant literature is made and the relationship between oral STM and ECT discussed.
Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. nnikitakis1@yahoo.com
Nikolaos G
NG
Nikitakis
Prokopios
P
Argyris
Alexandra
A
Sklavounou
John C
JC
Papadimitriou
D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D018959:CD57 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002843:Chromatin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003893:Desmin / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018193:Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed / Q000175:diagnosis; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D000199:Actins; D018959:CD57 Antigens; D002843:Chromatin; D003893:Desmin; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin