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Salivary Gland Myoepithelioma

MedGen UID:
272365
Concept ID:
C1332537
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Myoepithelioma of the Salivary Gland; Benign Salivary Gland Myoepithelioma

Definition

A rare benign tumor composed of sheets and islands of spindle, plasmacytoid, epithelioid, and clear cells that exhibit myoepithelial but not ductal differentiation. The average age of patients has been reported as 44 years. Clinically, these tumors present as asymptomatic masses. Discrimination between myoepithelioma and myoepithelial carcinoma is based primarily on the infiltrative growth of the latter. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSalivary Gland Myoepithelioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Horio Y, Kuroda H, Masago K, Matsushita H, Sasaki E, Fujiwara Y
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2024 Mar 9;54(3):229-247. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyad160. PMID: 38018262
Wockner RS, Seethala RR, Emeto TI, McCaul JA, Subramaniam SS
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023 Jan;52(1):1-12. Epub 2022 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2022.05.005. PMID: 35667947
Dardick I
Ultrastruct Pathol 1995 Sep-Oct;19(5):335-45. doi: 10.3109/01913129509021906. PMID: 7483010

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Gun BD, Ozdamar SO, Bahadir B, Uzun L
Ear Nose Throat J 2009 Jul;88(7):1005-9. PMID: 19623529
Hungermann D, Roeser K, Buerger H, Jäkel T, Löning T, Herbst H
J Pathol 2002 Dec;198(4):487-94. doi: 10.1002/path.1234. PMID: 12434418
De Las Casas LE, Hoerl HD, Oberley TD, Hafez GR, Sempf JM, Shalkham JE, Kurtycz DF
Diagn Cytopathol 2001 Jun;24(6):403-7. doi: 10.1002/dc.1089. PMID: 11391822

Prognosis

Hungermann D, Roeser K, Buerger H, Jäkel T, Löning T, Herbst H
J Pathol 2002 Dec;198(4):487-94. doi: 10.1002/path.1234. PMID: 12434418

Clinical prediction guides

Gun BD, Ozdamar SO, Bahadir B, Uzun L
Ear Nose Throat J 2009 Jul;88(7):1005-9. PMID: 19623529
Hungermann D, Roeser K, Buerger H, Jäkel T, Löning T, Herbst H
J Pathol 2002 Dec;198(4):487-94. doi: 10.1002/path.1234. PMID: 12434418

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