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  • Title: Unusual neoplasm on the hard palate of a child: a case report.
    Author: Kumar M, Acharya S, Pai K, Kumar V, P Thotan S.
    Journal: J Med Case Rep; 2017 Jun 02; 11(1):149. PubMed ID: 28577557.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Myoepitheliomas account for less than 1% of salivary gland tumors. They mostly affect the parotid glands of adults during the third to fifth decades. CASE PRESENTATION: A 10-year-old Indian boy reported a small swelling in the roof of his mouth of 10 days' duration. History revealed that the lesion was painless and not associated with bleeding or pus discharge. On examination, a purplish well-circumscribed growth was noted on his posterior hard palate. Magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of a well-encapsulated hemangioma. An excisional biopsy was performed and histopathology along with immunohistochemistry analysis showed that the lesion was a spindle cell variant of benign myoepithelioma. CONCLUSION: Palatal myoepitheliomas are rare and their occurrence in young individuals is rarer.
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