title: Malignant myoepithelioma of palate.
abstract: Malignant myoepithelioma is a rare salivary gland neoplasm, which accounts for less than 2% of all the salivary gland carcinomas. Majority of cases have been reported in parotid, and only 8 cases of involvement of the hard palate have been reported in the literature so far. Hereby, a case of painless, ulcerated palatal mass of 2 years of duration reported. A diagnosis of malignant plasmacytoid myoepithelioma was made with the aid of immunohistochemical analysis, and wide surgical excision was considered keeping in mind the biological behavior of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of oral Pathology, M.M. C.D.S.R., Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
authors.lastname: Richa
authors.forename: Jay Gopal
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Sweta Pattanayak
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.lastname: Vibha
keywords: Malignant myoepithelioma; plasmacytoid variant; salivary gland neoplasms