title: Myopericytoma of the tongue: a case report.
abstract: Myopericytoma is a rare benign tumour composed of pericytic cells that show myoid differentiation and have a tendency for concentric perivascular growth. It belongs to a spectrum ofperivascular myoid cell neoplasms. To date, only a small number of cases of myopericytoma involving the oral cavity have been reported. We describe a case of myopericytoma presenting as a slowly growing tongue nodule in a 61-year-old woman. A diagnosis of myopericytoma was established with the histopathological findings combined with immunohistochemical staining. Myopericytoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of well-circumscribed, slow-growing lesions of the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. sevtap.akbulut@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sevtap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbulut
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kayahan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*