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Benign Myoepithelioma

MedGen UID:: 365336
•Concept ID:: C1947949
•: Neoplastic Process

Synonym:	Benign myoepithelioma
SNOMED CT:	Benign myoepithelioma (69291002)

Definition

A tumor with myoepithelial differentiation that lacks an infiltrative growth pattern and does not metastasize. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVBenign Myoepithelioma

Disease
- Neoplasm
  - Neoplasm by Special Category
    - Benign neoplasm
      - Benign connective and soft tissue neoplasm
        Benign soft tissue neoplasm
        Benign Myoepithelioma
        Ectomesenchymal Chondromyxoid Tumor
        Lacrimal Gland Myoepithelioma
        Lung Myoepithelioma
        Mixed Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified
        Salivary Gland Myoepithelioma
        Skin Myoepithelioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The treatment of sublingual gland tumours.

Sun G, Yang X, Tang E, Wen J, Lu M, Hu Q
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2010 Sep;39(9):863-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.04.051. PMID: 20605409

Primary tumors of the submandibular glands: a retrospective study based on 41 cases.

Ziglinas P, Arnold A, Arnold M, Zbären P
Oral Oncol 2010 Apr;46(4):287-91. Epub 2010 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.01.011. PMID: 20189445

Myoepithelioma: definitions and diagnostic criteria.

Dardick I
Ultrastruct Pathol 1995 Sep-Oct;19(5):335-45. doi: 10.3109/01913129509021906. PMID: 7483010

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Benign myoepithelioma in the intrathoracic trachea.

Sekine A, Morishita Y, Okudela K, Tsunoda Y, Sumazaki Y, Tanaka T, Takoi H, Lin SY, Yatagai Y, Shimanouchi M, Hashizume T, Hayashihara K, Saito T
Intern Med 2014;53(14):1535-8. Epub 2014 Jul 15 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1697. PMID: 25030568

Salivary gland-like tumours of the breast: surgical and molecular pathology.

Pia-Foschini M, Reis-Filho JS, Eusebi V, Lakhani SR
J Clin Pathol 2003 Jul;56(7):497-506. doi: 10.1136/jcp.56.7.497. PMID: 12835294 Free PMC Article

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Diagnosis

Top Ten Differentials to Mull Over for Head and Neck Myoepithelial Neoplasms.

Thompson LDR, Xu B
Head Neck Pathol 2023 Mar;17(1):1-15. Epub 2023 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01502-0. PMID: 36928733 Free PMC Article

Benign myoepithelioma of the soft palate: an unusual clinical entity.

Mireles MG, Julián A, Salgado-Chavarría F, González GM
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Jun 29;14(6) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240384. PMID: 34187791 Free PMC Article

Submandibular gland myoepithelioma.

Testa D, Galera F, Insabato L, Vassallo A, Mesolella M, Galli V
Acta Otolaryngol 2005 Jun;125(6):664-6. doi: 10.1080/00016480510026926. PMID: 16076718

Benign myoepithelioma of the lung: a case report and review of the literature.

Veeramachaneni R, Gulick J, Halldorsson AO, Van TT, Zhang PL, Herrera GA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001 Nov;125(11):1494-6. doi: 10.5858/2001-125-1494-BMOTL. PMID: 11698012

Myoepithelial carcinoma arising in a benign myoepithelioma: immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and flow-cytometrical study.

Bombí JA, Alós L, Rey MJ, Mallofré C, Cuchi A, Trasserra J, Cardesa A
Ultrastruct Pathol 1996 Mar-Apr;20(2):145-54. doi: 10.3109/01913129609016309. PMID: 8882360

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Therapy

Small cell carcinoma of the lung in a treated case of Myoepithelial carcinoma of the tongue--report of a rare case with illustrated review of the literature.

Venkatesulu B, Mallick S, George A, Bhasker S
J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 2016 Mar;28(1):45-8. Epub 2015 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jnci.2015.06.002. PMID: 26117146

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Prognosis

Benign myoepithelioma of the soft palate: an unusual clinical entity.

Mireles MG, Julián A, Salgado-Chavarría F, González GM
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Jun 29;14(6) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240384. PMID: 34187791 Free PMC Article

Clear cell myoepithelial carcinoma of salivary glands showing EWSR1 rearrangement: molecular analysis of 94 salivary gland carcinomas with prominent clear cell component.

Skálová A, Weinreb I, Hyrcza M, Simpson RH, Laco J, Agaimy A, Vazmitel M, Majewska H, Vanecek T, Talarčik P, Manajlovic S, Losito SN, Šteiner P, Klimkova A, Michal M
Am J Surg Pathol 2015 Mar;39(3):338-48. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000364. PMID: 25581728

Benign myoepithelioma in the intrathoracic trachea.

Giant myoepithelioma of the upper lip.

Shiomori T, Udaka T, Tokui N, Morio T, Ohbuchi T, Suzuki H
Acta Otolaryngol 2005 Aug;125(8):894-8. doi: 10.1080/00016480510035458. PMID: 16099771

Salivary gland malignant myoepithelioma: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of ten cases.

Nagao T, Sugano I, Ishida Y, Tajima Y, Matsuzaki O, Konno A, Kondo Y, Nagao K
Cancer 1998 Oct 1;83(7):1292-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981001)83:7<1292::aid-cncr4>3.0.co;2-l. PMID: 9762928

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Clinical prediction guides

Clear cell myoepithelial carcinoma of salivary glands showing EWSR1 rearrangement: molecular analysis of 94 salivary gland carcinomas with prominent clear cell component.

Benign myoepithelioma in the intrathoracic trachea.

Salivary gland malignant myoepithelioma: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of ten cases.

Nagao T, Sugano I, Ishida Y, Tajima Y, Matsuzaki O, Konno A, Kondo Y, Nagao K
Cancer 1998 Oct 1;83(7):1292-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981001)83:7<1292::aid-cncr4>3.0.co;2-l. PMID: 9762928

Benign myoepithelioma of the skin.

Fernández-Figueras MT, Puig L, Trias I, Lorenzo JC, Navas-Palacios JJ
Am J Dermatopathol 1998 Apr;20(2):208-12. doi: 10.1097/00000372-199804000-00020. PMID: 9557794

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