Oral Leiomyoma in an Adult Male: A Case Report
| Autor: | Agnieszka M. Frydrych, Amanda Phoon Nguyen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Oral Leiomyoma Histopathological assessment Adult male Interlacing fascicles Asymptomatic Article Lesion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Benign neoplasms Smooth muscle Eosinophilic Medicine Hard Palate General Dentistry Eosinophilic cytoplasm business.industry 030206 dentistry medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications medicine.anatomical_structure Leiomyoma 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Hard palate medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The Open Dentistry Journal |
| ISSN: | 1874-2106 |
| DOI: | 10.2174/1874210601711010520 |
| Popis: | Introduction:Oral leiomyomas are rare, benign neoplasms of smooth muscle origin, presenting as a solitary, asymptomatic, nodular mass.Case Presentation:Here we present the case of a 54-year-old male with a lesion in the midline of his hard palate, which was diagnosed as a localized benign leiomyoma, along with a review of the recent literature.Discussion:Diagnosis of a leiomyoma must be based on the histopathological assessment of tissue as the clinical appearance is non-specific. The peak prevalence of head and neck leiomyoma is observed in the 4thand 5thdecade of life with uncertain gender predilection. Histological features include interlacing fascicles of smooth muscle small cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm. Complete excision is usually curative and recurrence is rare.Conclusion:Due to their rare nature, it is important that cases of oral leiomyoma can be reported in the literature to improve our understanding of this entity. |
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