Zormpa Matina T, Sarigelou Asimina S, Eleftheriou Anna N, Assimaki Anthoula S, Kolokotronis Alexandros E
Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Head Neck Pathol. 2011 Jun;5(2):154-8. doi: 10.1007/s12105-010-0231-1. Epub 2010 Dec 5.
Myoepitheliomas are extremely rare benign neoplasms of salivary glands. They represent 1-1.5% of all salivary gland tumors. They occur, principally, in the parotid gland and infrequently in minor salivary glands. There are distinct histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of the tumor which aid in the diagnosis. Myoepithelioma of the palate is uncommon and only a limited number of cases has been reported in the English literature. Herein, a case of plasmacytoid type of myoepithelioma of the palate in an adult female is presented along with review of the literature.
肌上皮瘤是唾液腺极其罕见的良性肿瘤。它们占所有唾液腺肿瘤的1%-1.5%。主要发生于腮腺,很少发生于小唾液腺。该肿瘤具有独特的组织学和免疫组化特征,有助于诊断。腭部肌上皮瘤并不常见,英文文献中仅报道了少数病例。本文报告一例成年女性腭部浆细胞样型肌上皮瘤病例,并对相关文献进行复习。