Leiomyoma of the Cheek
Leiomyomas are rare benign tumors that grow in the tunica media of smooth muscle cells. Leiomyomas occur most frequently in the uterus or gastrointestinal tract and only very rarely in the area of the cheek. This study reports on a rare case of a leiomyoma in the cheek of a 43-year-old woman, who pr...
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| author | Ricardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca Mário Augusto Ramos Junior Douglas Baruchi Tabata Resque Beckmann Carvalho Andresa Borges Soares Silvio Augusto Fernandes de Menezes João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro Jorge Nazareno Ferreira Fadul |
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| description | Leiomyomas are rare benign tumors that grow in the tunica media of smooth muscle cells. Leiomyomas occur most frequently in the uterus or gastrointestinal tract and only very rarely in the area of the cheek. This study reports on a rare case of a leiomyoma in the cheek of a 43-year-old woman, who presented with a well-circumscribed, asymptomatic, mobile swelling in the right cheek. This swelling was slightly purplish in color and measured approximately 4 cm×3 cm. Surgical excision was the treatment of choice, and the diagnosis was based on histopathological and immunohistochemical stains, which were positive for actin and desmin and negative for AE1/AE3, CD34, and S100. The patient’s follow-up, two years later, showed no recurrence, and she has been asymptomatic since the surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4492ef43cc1648b7bef13e03475c8ac82025-02-03T06:46:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2020-01-01202010.1155/2020/84749058474905Leiomyoma of the CheekRicardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca0Mário Augusto Ramos Junior1Douglas Baruchi2Tabata Resque Beckmann Carvalho3Andresa Borges Soares4Silvio Augusto Fernandes de Menezes5João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro6Jorge Nazareno Ferreira Fadul7Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, Barros Barreto Hospital, Belém, PA, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, São Leopoldo Mandic Institute and Research Center, Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartment of Periodontology, University Center of State of Parã, Belém, PA, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, São Leopoldo Mandic Institute and Research Center, Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartment of Periodontology, Pará State University, Belém, PA, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, Barros Barreto Hospital, Belém, PA, BrazilLeiomyomas are rare benign tumors that grow in the tunica media of smooth muscle cells. Leiomyomas occur most frequently in the uterus or gastrointestinal tract and only very rarely in the area of the cheek. This study reports on a rare case of a leiomyoma in the cheek of a 43-year-old woman, who presented with a well-circumscribed, asymptomatic, mobile swelling in the right cheek. This swelling was slightly purplish in color and measured approximately 4 cm×3 cm. Surgical excision was the treatment of choice, and the diagnosis was based on histopathological and immunohistochemical stains, which were positive for actin and desmin and negative for AE1/AE3, CD34, and S100. The patient’s follow-up, two years later, showed no recurrence, and she has been asymptomatic since the surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8474905 |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca Mário Augusto Ramos Junior Douglas Baruchi Tabata Resque Beckmann Carvalho Andresa Borges Soares Silvio Augusto Fernandes de Menezes João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro Jorge Nazareno Ferreira Fadul Leiomyoma of the Cheek Case Reports in Pathology |
| title | Leiomyoma of the Cheek |
| title_full | Leiomyoma of the Cheek |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Leiomyoma of the Cheek |
| title_short | Leiomyoma of the Cheek |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8474905 |
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