Clear cell myoepithelioma of the hard palate

Salivary gland myoepitheliomas are rare tumours. We report the case of a 40-year-old female who presented to us with a hard palatal mass. The tumour was excised with a healthy rim of surrounding tissue. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed the tumour to be a myoepithelioma of the c...

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Main Authors: A.K. Agarwal, Ashwani Sethi, Shamit Chopra, Deepika Sareen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2016-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8643015
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author A.K. Agarwal
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description Salivary gland myoepitheliomas are rare tumours. We report the case of a 40-year-old female who presented to us with a hard palatal mass. The tumour was excised with a healthy rim of surrounding tissue. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed the tumour to be a myoepithelioma of the clear cell variety.
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spelling doaj.art-d924b49bf5bf40ec89eacb24109439c82022-12-21T22:20:57ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasBrazilian Journal of Oral Sciences1677-32252016-01-0162310.20396/bjos.v6i23.8643015Clear cell myoepithelioma of the hard palateA.K. Agarwal0Ashwani Sethi1Shamit Chopra2Deepika Sareen3Department of ENT & Head and Neck SurgeryDepartment of ENT & Head and Neck SurgeryDepartment of ENT & Head and Neck SurgeryDepartment of ENT & Head and Neck SurgerySalivary gland myoepitheliomas are rare tumours. We report the case of a 40-year-old female who presented to us with a hard palatal mass. The tumour was excised with a healthy rim of surrounding tissue. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed the tumour to be a myoepithelioma of the clear cell variety.https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8643015Myoepithelioma. Hard palate. Salivary gland tumours. Minor salivary gland
spellingShingle A.K. Agarwal
Ashwani Sethi
Shamit Chopra
Deepika Sareen
Clear cell myoepithelioma of the hard palate
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
Myoepithelioma. Hard palate. Salivary gland tumours. Minor salivary gland
title Clear cell myoepithelioma of the hard palate
title_full Clear cell myoepithelioma of the hard palate
title_fullStr Clear cell myoepithelioma of the hard palate
title_full_unstemmed Clear cell myoepithelioma of the hard palate
title_short Clear cell myoepithelioma of the hard palate
title_sort clear cell myoepithelioma of the hard palate
topic Myoepithelioma. Hard palate. Salivary gland tumours. Minor salivary gland
url https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8643015
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