Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 1

Myoepithelioma a Rare Salivary Gland Tumor - A Case Report

  • Author:
  • Venkatesh V Kulkarni, Prashant Rao, Surekha L Chavan
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 190 to 194

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Dental College and Hospital, Pune

Online published on 2 July, 2013.

Abstract

Myoepithelioma is a rare benign tumor of the myoepithelial cells, constituting 1.5% of the salivary gland tumors with equal frequency in men and women. It occurs in the range of 9–85 years. It is most common in the parotid gland and the hard and soft palate. It may contain acellular mucoid or hyalinized stroma and the tumor cells are unable to form ducts (None, <5–10% or <1 duct/HPF). A case of myoepithelioma has been reported.

Keywords

Myoepithelioma, Mucoid or Hyalinized Stroma, S-100, Plasmacytoid