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. 2014:2014:561259.
doi: 10.1155/2014/561259. Epub 2014 Mar 3.

Giant myoepithelioma of the soft palate

Murat Oktay  1 , Huseyin Yaman  2 , Abdullah Belada  2 , Fahri Halit Besir  3 , Ender Guclu  2
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Giant myoepithelioma of the soft palate

Murat Oktay et al. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2014.

Abstract

Myoepitheliomas are benign salivary gland tumors and account for less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. They are usually located in the parotid gland. The soft palate is very rare affected site. The differential diagnosis of myoepitheliomas should include reactive and neoplastic lesions. The treatment of myoepitheliomas is complete removal of the tumor. Herein, we report a case with giant myoepithelioma of the soft palate, reviewing the related literature.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Preoperative view of large submucosal mass in the soft palate that nearly obstructs the nasopharyngeal port.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Axial and (b) sagittal contrast-enhanced CT scan demonstrated a well-circumscribed, enhancing solid mass (5 × 3.5 cm) originating from the right posterior portion of the soft palate and enlarging toward the oronasopharyngeal airway space, but the lesion did not infiltrate adjacent fat plans and did not appear to involve the bone.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postoperatively, lobulated, well-circumscribed tumoral specimen.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Nests and loose aggregates of tumor cells in a myxoid matrix (H-E, original magnification ×200).
Figure 5
Figure 5
Tumor cells show reactivity with actin (×100).
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