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https://doi.org/10.15644/asc51/2/9
Plasmacytoid Myoepithelioma of the Hard Palate: Case Report
Christina Efthymia Souliou
; University of Athens, School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Athens, Greece
Fotios Tzermpos
; University of Athens, School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Athens, Greece
Prokopios Argyris
; University of Athens, School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Athens, Greece
Konstantinos Tosios
; University of Athens, School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Athens, Greece
Abstract
Background: Myoepitheliomas are uncommon salivary gland neoplasms consisting entirely or predominantly of cells with myoepithelial phenotype. They commonly involve the parotid gland and the minor salivary glands of the palate. Aim: A case of plasmacytoid myoepithelioma of the hard palate is described. Case description and results: A 55-year-old woman presented to her oral surgeon with a tumor on the hard palate. Microscopic examination showed a well-circumscribed but non-encapsulated tumor, consisting mostly of plasmacytoid cells in a loose fibrovascular stroma. Neoplastic myoepithelial cells showed immunoreactivity for S-100 protein, CK AE1/AE3 (Figure 5b), GFAP, calponin, and D138/Syndecan-1. Total excision of the tumor under local anesthesia was performed and no recurrence was noted 14 months after treatment. Conclusions: Since plasmacytoid myoepithelioma is uncommon, minor salivary glands, its immunohistochemical features, management and prognosis
should be further investigated.
Keywords
Salivary Gland Neoplasms; Myoepithelioma; Pleomorphic Adenoma; hard Palate
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183254
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Publication date:
20.6.2017.
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