title: Myoepithelioma of the vallecula: a case report.
abstract: Myoepitheliomas are rare and generally benign neoplasms that account for fewer than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. A myoepithelioma neoplasm is almost entirely composed of myoepithelial cells and is most frequently located in the parotid gland and in the minor salivary glands of the hard palate. We report an extremely rare case of myoepithelioma of the vallecular region in a 65-year-old woman and describe this tumor's clinical peculiarity, diagnostic and therapeutic considerations, and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia. kermani_wassim@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Wassim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kermani
authors.forename: Malek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belcadhi
authors.forename: Moncef
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Ali
authors.forename: Badreddine
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sriha
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bouzouita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery