A case of a myofibroma-like lesion of the tongue

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  • NAKAYAMA Ryuji
    Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University
  • HOSHI Kentaro
    Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University
  • OKADA Naruo
    Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University
  • SHINOZAKI Yasuhisa
    Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University
  • JINBU Yoshinori
    Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University
  • KUSAMA Mikio
    Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University

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  • 舌に発生した筋線維腫様病変の1例
  • シタ ニ ハッセイシタ キン センイシュヨウ ビョウヘン ノ 1レイ

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Abstract

Myofibroma is a rare benign proliferation of fibroblastic tissue occurring exclusively in infants and children. Myofibroma rarely arises in the oral and maxillofacial region. We report a case of a myofibroma-like tumor arising in the tongue of a 50-year-old man. He had noticed gradual swelling of the right side of the tongue. Two weeks later he was referred to our hospital for treatment. A soft elastic mass arising in the right margin of the tongue, measuring 10 ×10 ×12 mm, was recognized. Surgical resection of the tumor was performed with the patient under local anesthesia. Immunohistochemical staining was very useful for establishing the diagnosis of a myofibroma-like tumor. This tumor was positive for vimentin and HHF-35 and negative for desimin. The patient has shown no signs of recurrence during 1 year of follow-up.

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