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- Title
Can a diagnosis of Leiomyosarcoma soft palate be missed in the era of commoner oral carcinomas? - Rare case report and review of literature.
- Authors
Kumar, Naina; Gothwal, Ravindra Singh; Lakhera, Kamal Kishore; Chatterjee, Aishwarya; Singh, Suresh; Sharma, Raj Govind; Patel, Pinakin
- Abstract
Leiomyosarcomas (LMSs) of the head and neck are an extremely rare entity. Of all smooth muscle tumors, 4%--10% occur in the head and neck and only 0.06% in the oral cavity. Because of its infrequency, it has been associated with both delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. Here, we report the clinicopathological findings of a case of primary LMS of the soft palate in a 42-year-old male patient with an emphasis on the judicious use of ancillary diagnostic modalities to arrive at a definitive diagnosis. Intraorally, LMSs present as painless, lobulated, fixed masses of the submucosal tissues in middle-aged or older individuals. The treatment modalities and lymph nodal dissection criteria are dissimilar to more common oral carcinomas. Hence, definitive diagnosis is necessary.
- Subjects
SOFT palate; LITERATURE reviews; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; SMOOTH muscle tumors; DELAYED diagnosis; OLDER people
- Publication
Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics, 2023, Vol 19, Issue 3, p835
- ISSN
0973-1482
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1024_21