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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author | A.K. Agarwal Ashwani Sethi Shamit Chopra Deepika Sareen |
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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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