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Oral leiomyoma
Author(s) -
Natiella Joseph R.,
Neiders Mirdza E.,
Greene George W.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1982.tb00177.x
Subject(s) - leiomyoma , tongue , medicine , oral cavity , pathology , lesion , buccal mucosa , hard palate , smooth muscle , oral mucosa , dentistry
Benign tumors of smooth muscle origin are rare in the oral cavity. This paper reviews 67 cases from the literature and six previously unpublished cases of oral leiomyoma. Tongue, hard palate and buccal mucosa are the most common sites of this lesion and the vascular leiomyoma or angiomyoma is the predominant histologic type.