Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report

Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report

Myoepithelioma is a very rare neoplasm that accounts only for about 1% of all salivary gland tumours. As the lesion is so rare, there are no specific recommendations or guidelines for its treatment. In the literature, there have been only a few cases reported without any existing data concerning rad...

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Main Authors: Renata Soumarová, Zuzana Lovasová, Marie Vaňková, Ladislav Sokol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
Malignant myoepithelioma
Soft palate
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/228546
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spelling doaj-c9f4fbb80158456ba1e0797e280d5ef92020-11-24T23:28:23ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752009-07-012211612010.1159/000228546228546Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case ReportRenata SoumarováZuzana LovasováMarie VaňkováLadislav SokolMyoepithelioma is a very rare neoplasm that accounts only for about 1% of all salivary gland tumours. As the lesion is so rare, there are no specific recommendations or guidelines for its treatment. In the literature, there have been only a few cases reported without any existing data concerning radiotherapy. We present a very good palliative effect of radiotherapy in a very old man.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/228546RadiotherapyMalignant myoepitheliomaSoft palate
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author Renata Soumarová
Zuzana Lovasová
Marie Vaňková
Ladislav Sokol
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Zuzana Lovasová
Marie Vaňková
Ladislav Sokol
Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report
Case Reports in Oncology
Radiotherapy
Malignant myoepithelioma
Soft palate
author_facet Renata Soumarová
Zuzana Lovasová
Marie Vaňková
Ladislav Sokol
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title Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report
title_short Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report
title_full Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report
title_fullStr Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report
title_sort radiotherapy in malignant myoepithelioma of the soft palate – case report
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Oncology
issn 1662-6575
publishDate 2009-07-01
description Myoepithelioma is a very rare neoplasm that accounts only for about 1% of all salivary gland tumours. As the lesion is so rare, there are no specific recommendations or guidelines for its treatment. In the literature, there have been only a few cases reported without any existing data concerning radiotherapy. We present a very good palliative effect of radiotherapy in a very old man.
topic Radiotherapy
Malignant myoepithelioma
Soft palate
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/228546
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