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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Case report

Combined myoepithelial carcinoma and myoepithelioma in soft tissue: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Youssef Mahdi, Fouad Zouaidia, Abdelilah Zouhair, Mohamed Azouz, Kaoutar Znati, Ahmed Jahid, Mohamed Saleh Berrada, Zakiya Bernoussi, Fatima Mansouri, Moradh el Yaacoubi, Najat Mahassini

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Introduction

Soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma and myoepithelioma are rare entities, part of myoepithelial tumors. They were incorporated into the World Health Organization classification of soft tissue tumors in 2002. Here we present an exceptional case of myoepithelial carcinoma and myoepithelioma association. To the best of our knowledge, such an association has never been reported in the literature.

Case presentation

We report a case of myoepithelial carcinoma combined with myoepithelioma occurring in the soft tissue of the right forearm of an 84-year-old Arabian man. We describe the clinical, radiological and pathological features dominated by histological polymorphism. We will also describe the proposed histological criteria of malignancy and the major role of immunohistochemistry in positive and differential diagnosis. We finally mention the therapeutic arsenal available.

Conclusion

Through this work, we report that myoepithelioma of soft tissue can progress to malignant myoepithelioma.
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Metadata
Title
Combined myoepithelial carcinoma and myoepithelioma in soft tissue: a case report and review of the literature
Authors
Youssef Mahdi
Fouad Zouaidia
Abdelilah Zouhair
Mohamed Azouz
Kaoutar Znati
Ahmed Jahid
Mohamed Saleh Berrada
Zakiya Bernoussi
Fatima Mansouri
Moradh el Yaacoubi
Najat Mahassini
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-317

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