Voluminous Myoepithelioma of the Minor Salivary Glands Involving the Base of the Tongue
Myoepithelioma is an extremely rare tumour subtype and diagnosis is based on a wide variation of cellular morphology. FNAC specimens do not always suffice for a definitive differential diagnosis which depends on histology and immunohistochemistry of the lesion. Case Presentation. A 54-year-old femal...
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| description | Myoepithelioma is an extremely rare tumour subtype and diagnosis is based on a wide variation of cellular morphology. FNAC specimens do not always suffice for a definitive differential diagnosis which depends on histology and immunohistochemistry of the lesion. Case Presentation. A 54-year-old female came to our attention with dysphagia and dyslalia of 6-month standing. Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) examination revealed a voluminous mass on the right portion of the base of her tongue, where postcontrast T2-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) evidenced a hyperintense lesion. The fine-needle aspiration specimen taken for cytology was not diagnostic, as a differential diagnosis between myoepithelioma and a malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands necessitates parameters that cytology alone cannot provide. Therefore, the whole lesion was excised by diode laser through a transoral approach. Histology and immunohistochemistry of the completely excised lesion confirmed a myoepithelioma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-994f3a8b67f9449f89e7f40cd22d38f02025-08-20T02:10:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732016-01-01201610.1155/2016/37859793785979Voluminous Myoepithelioma of the Minor Salivary Glands Involving the Base of the TongueMario Policarpo0Valentina Longoni1Pietro Garofalo2Paolo Spina3Francesco Pia4ENT Department, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, ItalyENT Department, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, ItalyENT Department, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, ItalyPathology Department, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, ItalyENT Department, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, ItalyMyoepithelioma is an extremely rare tumour subtype and diagnosis is based on a wide variation of cellular morphology. FNAC specimens do not always suffice for a definitive differential diagnosis which depends on histology and immunohistochemistry of the lesion. Case Presentation. A 54-year-old female came to our attention with dysphagia and dyslalia of 6-month standing. Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) examination revealed a voluminous mass on the right portion of the base of her tongue, where postcontrast T2-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) evidenced a hyperintense lesion. The fine-needle aspiration specimen taken for cytology was not diagnostic, as a differential diagnosis between myoepithelioma and a malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands necessitates parameters that cytology alone cannot provide. Therefore, the whole lesion was excised by diode laser through a transoral approach. Histology and immunohistochemistry of the completely excised lesion confirmed a myoepithelioma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3785979 |
| spellingShingle | Mario Policarpo Valentina Longoni Pietro Garofalo Paolo Spina Francesco Pia Voluminous Myoepithelioma of the Minor Salivary Glands Involving the Base of the Tongue Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Voluminous Myoepithelioma of the Minor Salivary Glands Involving the Base of the Tongue |
| title_full | Voluminous Myoepithelioma of the Minor Salivary Glands Involving the Base of the Tongue |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Voluminous Myoepithelioma of the Minor Salivary Glands Involving the Base of the Tongue |
| title_short | Voluminous Myoepithelioma of the Minor Salivary Glands Involving the Base of the Tongue |
| title_sort | voluminous myoepithelioma of the minor salivary glands involving the base of the tongue |
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