PMC9840767_01
Preoperative clinical appearance
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F1
This mass was located on the hard and soft left palate, from tooth 12 to 16, and extending to the midline measuring approximately 8x 10x 5 cm in size (Figure 1).
CBCT scan view of the palatal tumor
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F2
A slight elevation in the nasal floor cortex was noticed, while the maxillary sinus floor was intact (Figure 2).
Surgical excision and resection of the palatal tumor
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F3
The whole mass was excised with adequate clinical margins and all tumoral tissue was removed without sacrificing any palatal mucosal tissue (Figure 3, 4).
The gross view of the resected tumor
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F4
The whole mass was excised with adequate clinical margins and all tumoral tissue was removed without sacrificing any palatal mucosal tissue (Figure 3, 4).
a) Histopathologic examination shows a stroma with tumoral cell proliferation and plasmacytoid sheets. b) Arrow shows clear cells and star shows ducts c) Ducts and tumoral sheets with mucoid and myxoid changes. (H&E stain, x100)
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F5
No evidence of mitosis, necrosis or dysplasia was seen (Figure 5).
Postoperative photographs: (a) 1 month follow-up (b) 6 months follow-up
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F6
The postoperative period was uneventful and no signs of recurrence were observed after follow-up of 6 months (Figure 6).