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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 299-301 |
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Myoepithelioma of lateral pharyngeal wall
Harsh Suri, Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam, Pooja Vasu
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yenepoya Medical College and Hospital, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Harsh Suri
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yenepoya Medical College and Hospital, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575 018, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_284_20
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Myoepithelioma is an extremely rare subtype of salivary gland tumors, and its diagnosis is made on a wide variation of cellular morphology. Though benign, it has a tendency for local metastasis and has a low recurrence rate. Its diagnosis can be challenging due to its poorly characterized clinical, histological, and immunochemical behavior. Here, we present a rare presentation of this tumor in the lateral pharyngeal wall.
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