Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9218280 | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We report the case of a 77-year-old woman who presented with a 6-year history of pleomorphic adenoma with multiple recurrences. Despite the clinical suspicion of a malignant process, the detection of myoepithelial carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma was not achieved by means of a preoperative biopsy or a frozen section removed intraoperatively, as the lesion only showed mild cytological atypia with no frank malignant features. Only a thorough evaluation of the resected tumor enabled the diagnosis of a malignancy. We discuss the difficulties that may be encountered in attempting to diagnose these rare myoepithelial lesions by means of small biopsy specimens.
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Authors
Sherif MD, PhD, John MD,