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Authors

Tetsuro Morikawa, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Department Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido , Hokkaido, JapanFollow
Durga Paudel, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Department Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido , Hokkaido, Japan
Aya Onishi, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Department Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido , Hokkaido, Japan
Daichi Hiraki, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Department Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido , Hokkaido, Japan
Bhoj Raj Adhikari, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Department Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido , Hokkaido, Japan
Puja Neopane, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Department Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido , Hokkaido, Japan
Fumiya Harada, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Department Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido , Hokkaido, Japan
Masafumi Utsunomiya, ivision of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Department Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido , Hokkaido, Japan
Koki Yoshida, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Faculty staff, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido 1757 Kanazawa, Tobetsu-cho, Ishikari-gun, Hokkaido 061-0293 JAPAN
Jun Sato, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Faculty staff, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido 1757 Kanazawa, Tobetsu-cho, Ishikari-gun, Hokkaido 061-0293 JAPAN
Michiko Nishimura, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Faculty staff, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido 1757 Kanazawa, Tobetsu-cho, Ishikari-gun, Hokkaido 061-0293 JAPAN
Yoshihiro Abiko, Division of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Faculty staff, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido 1757 Kanazawa, Tobetsu-cho, Ishikari-gun, Hokkaido 061-0293 JAPAN

Abstract

Myoepithelioma, a benign tumor, occurs with a frequency of 1.5% among all salivary gland tumors, and it most commonly affects the parotid gland. Nearly the entire epithelium is composed of neoplastic myoepithelial cells exhibiting spindle, plasmacytic, epithelial-like, and clear cells. Case Report: A 52-year-old woman with myoepithelioma of the palate. The patient was referred to our hospital with a chief complaint of swelling on the right side of the palate. Following clinical and intraoral examinations, the tumor was removed under general anesthesia. Viewed microscopically, the tumor was seen to be surrounded by a fibrous membrane, primarily composed of a solid growth of neoplastic myoepithelial cells, virtually surrounding a hyaline-like eosinophilic substance. Immunohistochemical examination revealed strongly-positive reactions by the tumor cells for wide-spectrum cytokeratin (CK wide), vimentin, and S-100 proteins. CK 7, smooth muscle actin (SMA), p63, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) gave weakly-positive reactions. Conclusion: Based on the findings, a pathological diagnosis of myoepithelioma was reached.

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