Pediatric myoepithelioma of the palate.

Saudi Med J

Department of Surgery, Burns, Plastic, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital, PO Box 7897 (X-986), Riyadh 11159, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Published: June 2005

Myoepithelioma is a rare benign tumor. There are controversial subtypes that lack myogenic differentiation. A 2003 literature search listed only 12 cases of myoepithelioma of the maxillofacial region. This paper describes one case of pediatric myoepithelioma as an addition to the previously documented cases, and a review of the literature.

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