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A minor salivary gland tumour presenting with dysphagia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

James Taylor  and
John V. P. Tighe
James Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK.
John V. P. Tighe*
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr J. V. P. Tighe, Specialist Registrar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kings College Hospital, London SE5 9RW.
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Abstract

A case is reviewed of a giant benign myoepithelioma of the soft palate presenting in an elderly female patient. Due to the large size of the lesion and its mass effect the patient developed dysphagia with subsequent significant weight loss. The clinico-pathological features of this rare tumour are described and the literature reviewed.

Keywords

MyoepitheliomaDeglutition disordersSalivary glands, minor
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 6 , June 1999 , pp. 569 - 572
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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