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Review
. 2014 Mar;18(1):81-6.
doi: 10.1007/s10006-013-0388-3. Epub 2013 Feb 13.

Submandibular myofibroma: a case report

Claiton Heitz  1 , Roger Correa de Barros Berthold, Heloísa Har Machado, Lucas Sant'Ana, Rogério Belle de Oliveira
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Submandibular myofibroma: a case report

Claiton Heitz et al. Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: Myofibroma is a rare benign spindle cell neoplasm, and the aim of the present study was to carry out a literature review and present a clinical case of a patient with a myofibroma in the submandibular region and its management.

Conclusions: Diagnosis of myofibroma can be reached by a histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis and surgical excision is the treatment of choice.

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