Lloria-Benet María, Bagán Jose V, Lloria de Miguel Enrique, Borja-Morant Alfonso, Alonso Sonia
Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Med Oral. 2003 May-Jul;8(3):215-9.
Oral leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumour, that occurs most frequently in the uterine myometrium, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. Ocurrence in the oral cavity is considered rare, probably because of the paucity of smooth muscle tissue at this level. Smooth muscle tumours can occur at any age an usually is appear as a slow growing, firm mucosal nodule. Most lesions are asymptomatic, although occasional tumours can be painful. The most common sites are: lips, palate and tongue. The diagnosis of leiomyoma in the oral cavity is mainly determined by histological studies and special specific stains may be helpful to differentiate from other tumours, and also to confirm the smooth muscle origin is the diagnosis is in doubt. Surgical excision of the lesion appears to be the best treatment option. The purpose of this article is to present a case of a 62 year-old woman, with a 6 month history of a leiomyoma in her right cheek and to explain its clinical features and treatment.
口腔平滑肌瘤是一种良性平滑肌肿瘤，最常发生于子宫肌层、胃肠道和皮肤。发生在口腔被认为很罕见，可能是因为该部位平滑肌组织较少。平滑肌瘤可发生于任何年龄，通常表现为生长缓慢、质地坚硬的黏膜结节。大多数病变无症状，尽管偶尔肿瘤会有疼痛。最常见的部位是：嘴唇、腭部和舌头。口腔平滑肌瘤的诊断主要依靠组织学研究，特殊的特异性染色可能有助于与其他肿瘤鉴别，并且在诊断存疑时也有助于确认平滑肌起源。手术切除病变似乎是最佳治疗选择。本文的目的是介绍一例62岁女性患者，其右颊部有一个6个月病史的平滑肌瘤，并解释其临床特征和治疗方法。
