Plasmacytoid Myoepithelioma of the Hard Palate: A rare case Report

Purnima Bharati; Ramesh Kumar Shrivastav; Saurav Banerjee; Rabindra Kumar Singh; Sunil Kumar Mahto

Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

Plasmacytoid Myoepithelioma of the Hard Palate: A rare case Report

Purnima Bharati, Ramesh Kumar Shrivastav, Saurav Banerjee, Rabindra Kumar Singh, Sunil Kumar Mahto

Abstract :

Myoepithelioma is a benign tumor composed exclusively of neoplastic cells exhibiting myoepithelial differentiation. Myoepithelioma of salivary glands occur mainly in parotid gland accounting to 50%, followed by sublingual and submandibular glands. Myoepitheliomas of minor salivary glands accounts to only 1.0% of all salivary gland tumors. The peak age is from the third to fifth decade without any gender predominance. The vast majority of the intraoral minor salivary gland lesions are of palatal origin. Here we are reporting a case of a female of 25 yrs of age presenting with a mass in hard palate which histologically confirmed to be myoepithelioma of minor salivary gland in palate. Immunohistochemical analysis with S100 Pancytokeratin and Vimentin further supported the diagnosis.