| Autor: |
Sayed SI; Department of ENT and Head and Neck surgery, Grants medical college and Sir JJ group of hospitals, Mumbai 400008, India. drsuhailsayed@yahoo.com., Kazi RA, Jagade MV, Palav RS, Shinde VV, Pawar PV |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Cases journal [Cases J] 2008 Jul 11; Vol. 1 (1), pp. 29. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Jul 11. |
| DOI: |
10.1186/1757-1626-1-29 |
| Abstrakt: |
Myoepithelioma is a rare benign neoplasm. Pure accounting for less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. Only three cases of sinonasal myoepithelioma have been reported in the literature. Diagnosis of myoepithelioma through light microscopy is possible and immunohistochemistry is done to facilitate the diagnosis. The lesion is so rare that there are no specific indications/guidelines for its treatment. We report to you a rare case of sinonasal myoepithelioma in a 57 year old Asian female.Myoepitheliomas are rare tumours that account for only about 1% of all salivary gland tumors. Most are benign, but some can be malignant. Only three cases of sinonasal myoepithelioma have been reported in the literature so far. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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