Title of article
Myofibroma as a Rapidly Growing Gingival Mass in a 4-year-old Boy: a Case Report
Author/Authors
Atarbashi-Moghadam, Saede Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - School of Dentistry - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Lotfi, Ali Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - School of Dentistry - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Shahrabi-Farahani, Shokoufeh Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - Dept. of Diagnostic Sciences and Oral Medicine - University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Dentistry, Memphis, TN , Atarbashi-Moghadam, Fazele Dept. of Periodontics - School of Dentistry - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pages
4
From page
164
To page
167
Abstract
Solitary myofibroma is an uncommon benign soft tissue neoplasm of myofibroblastic origin exhibiting head and neck region predilection but its presence in the jaws is rare. Myofibroma presents as painless mass and may demonstrate rapid enlargement and growth that clinically mimic malignancies. This report presents a 4-year-old male patient with a rapidly growing mandibular gingival mass with some evidence of underlying alveolar bone destruction. Incisional biopsy was performed and the specimen was stained with hematoxylin and eosin and immunohistochemical antibodies for αSMA, CD34, S100 and desmin. The diagnosis of myofibroma was made and the lesion was completely excised. The knowledge about microscopic features of this rare neoplasm helps to have a proper diagnosis and avoid unnecessary treatment.
Keywords
Myofibroma as a Rapidly Growing , Gingival Mass , 4-year-old Boy
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2442258
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