A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient
Myofibroma (MF) is a benign spindle cell neoplasm rarely found in the oral cavity. It is common in males than females (2:1) and mostly seen to develop before 2 years of age with few cases reported in adults. This article reports a rare case of solitary MF of the hard palate in an 8-year-old female c...
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| description | Myofibroma (MF) is a benign spindle cell neoplasm rarely found in the oral cavity. It is common in males than females (2:1) and mostly seen to develop before 2 years of age with few cases reported in adults. This article reports a rare case of solitary MF of the hard palate in an 8-year-old female child; highlighting the clinical features, histopathology, differential diagnosis while emphasizing the importance of immunohistochemistry in establishing an accurate diagnosis and management of the same. The objective should be to differentiate benign versus malignant spindle cell lesions of smooth muscle, nerve tissue, fibrocytic, and histiocytic origin. Rapid growth of the lesion often raises suspicion of malignancy and may lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d91c1904a2af4a3f97c2a18192fe082a2025-02-10T07:19:00ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032023-07-0134333934310.4103/ijdr.IJDR_405_19A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric PatientTulika WakhlooGosla ReddyAshi ChugArvind KumarMyofibroma (MF) is a benign spindle cell neoplasm rarely found in the oral cavity. It is common in males than females (2:1) and mostly seen to develop before 2 years of age with few cases reported in adults. This article reports a rare case of solitary MF of the hard palate in an 8-year-old female child; highlighting the clinical features, histopathology, differential diagnosis while emphasizing the importance of immunohistochemistry in establishing an accurate diagnosis and management of the same. The objective should be to differentiate benign versus malignant spindle cell lesions of smooth muscle, nerve tissue, fibrocytic, and histiocytic origin. Rapid growth of the lesion often raises suspicion of malignancy and may lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate management.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_405_19benign spindle cell tumorhard palateimmunohistochemistrymyofibromapediatric dentistrypediatric oral pathology |
| spellingShingle | Tulika Wakhloo Gosla Reddy Ashi Chug Arvind Kumar A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient Indian Journal of Dental Research benign spindle cell tumor hard palate immunohistochemistry myofibroma pediatric dentistry pediatric oral pathology |
| title | A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient |
| title_full | A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient |
| title_short | A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient |
| title_sort | rare case of solitary palatal myofibroma in a young pediatric patient |
| topic | benign spindle cell tumor hard palate immunohistochemistry myofibroma pediatric dentistry pediatric oral pathology |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_405_19 |
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