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Angiomyoma in the submandibular gland: a rare location for a ubiquitous tumour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2006

Fumio Ide
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Kenji Mishima
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Ichiro Saito
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
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Abstract

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Angiomyoma is a common soft tissue tumour of the head and neck that sometimes presents to the otolaryngologist; however, it seldom occurs in the major salivary glands. We present a case of angiomyoma arising in the submandibular gland, a tumour not described previously in the English literature.

Type
Research Article
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© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003