Leiomyoma of submandibular gland.
BMJ Case Rep
; 17(7)2024 Jul 16.
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| ID: mdl-39013622
ABSTRACT
Leiomyoma is a benign tumour of smooth muscle origin. Leiomyoma arising in major salivary gland is under-reported. We report a case of a woman in her 40s with a submandibular gland tumour which represented a diagnostic challenge during preoperative assessment. The core needle biopsy of submandibular gland tumour revealed a spindle cell tumour suggestive of an undifferentiated tumour. As a malignancy could not be excluded, the submandibular gland tumour was removed en bloc with surrounding lymph nodes in level Ib of the neck. Leiomyoma may be included in the differential diagnosis of spindle cell salivary gland tumours, particularly when there are no signs of infiltration and preoperative investigations are inconclusive.
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Assunto principal:
Glândula Submandibular
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Neoplasias da Glândula Submandibular
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Leiomioma
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
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BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Reino Unido