Pediatric Myofibroma of the Palate with Ulceration and Bone Destruction

Joint Authors

Capo, Joseph A.
Moubayed, Dina
Moubayed, Sami P.
Khorsandi, Azita
Buchbinder, Daniel
Urken, Mark L.
Hernandez-Prera, Juan C.

Source

Case Reports in Otolaryngology

Issue

Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2016-06-14

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Myofibroma is a rare benign neoplasm occurring in the head and neck, arising primarily in infants and children.

Frequently, myofibromas grow rapidly leading to suspicion of malignancy and the potential for overaggressive surgical excision.

We aim to report a rare case of myofibroma with ulceration and bone destruction.

A nine-year-old female presented with an ulcerated left hard palate mass.

Open biopsy was performed with pathology suggestive of myofibroma.

A left partial maxillectomy and reconstruction with a buccal advancement flap were performed.

Final pathology confirmed the diagnosis of a benign myofibroma.

Myofibroma is a rare benign tumor of the head and neck which must be considered in the differential diagnosis by the clinician and the pathologist in order to prevent inappropriate and/or overaggressive treatment.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Capo, Joseph A.& Moubayed, Dina& Moubayed, Sami P.& Hernandez-Prera, Juan C.& Khorsandi, Azita& Buchbinder, Daniel…[et al.]. 2016. Pediatric Myofibroma of the Palate with Ulceration and Bone Destruction. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102254

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Capo, Joseph A.…[et al.]. Pediatric Myofibroma of the Palate with Ulceration and Bone Destruction. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102254

American Medical Association (AMA)

Capo, Joseph A.& Moubayed, Dina& Moubayed, Sami P.& Hernandez-Prera, Juan C.& Khorsandi, Azita& Buchbinder, Daniel…[et al.]. Pediatric Myofibroma of the Palate with Ulceration and Bone Destruction. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102254

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1102254