Jundishapur Scientific Medical Journal

Jundishapur Scientific Medical Journal

Myoepithelioma of a Minor Salivary Gland of the Palate: Case Report

Document Type : Case Report

Authors
Mahmood Jahangirnezhad 1
Saede Atarbashi Moghadam 2
Ali Lotfi 3
Ebrahim Eini 4
1 Department of, Periodontology. Dental School, jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental School, International Branch, Shahid Beheshti University of
3 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Dental School, University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
10.22118/jsmj.2012.55161
Abstract
Myoepithelioma is a rare neoplasm of salivary glands, generally occurring in the parotid and less often in the minor salivary gland of the oral cavity. Vimentin and S100 protein are very sensitive but nonspecific immunohistochemical markers of neoplastic myoepithelium. This report is a rare case of myoepithelioma of the palate of a 25-year-old woman who suffered the disease for two years. The numerous phenotypic expressions of the myoepithelial cell, associated with the rarity of this tumor, may challenge the pathologist.
Sci Med J 2012; 10(6):693-698
Keywords
Myoepithelioma
Minor salivary gland tumor
Benign salivary gland tumor
 
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Jundishapur Scientific Medical Journal
Volume 10, Issue 6 - Serial Number 75
January and February 2012
Pages 693-698

  • Receive Date 26 June 2010
  • Revise Date 11 May 2011
  • Accept Date 11 October 2011