A Rare Case Presentation of Intraoral Palatal Myoepithelioma
Abstract
1. Introduction and Clinical Significance
2. Case Presentation
2.1. Clicical History
2.2. Clinical Findings
2.3. Radiographic Examination
2.4. Differential Diagnosis
2.5. Surgical Findings
2.6. Histopathology
2.7. Postoperative Course
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Saeidi, A.; Alolayan, A.; Zaki, H.; Essa, E.; Alzahrani, S.; Fareed, W.; Elsayed, S. A Rare Case Presentation of Intraoral Palatal Myoepithelioma. Reports 2025, 8, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports8040196
Saeidi A, Alolayan A, Zaki H, Essa E, Alzahrani S, Fareed W, Elsayed S. A Rare Case Presentation of Intraoral Palatal Myoepithelioma. Reports. 2025; 8(4):196. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports8040196
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaeidi, Abdullah, Albraa Alolayan, Hattan Zaki, Emad Essa, Shadi Alzahrani, Wamiq Fareed, and Shadia Elsayed. 2025. "A Rare Case Presentation of Intraoral Palatal Myoepithelioma" Reports 8, no. 4: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports8040196
APA StyleSaeidi, A., Alolayan, A., Zaki, H., Essa, E., Alzahrani, S., Fareed, W., & Elsayed, S. (2025). A Rare Case Presentation of Intraoral Palatal Myoepithelioma. Reports, 8(4), 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports8040196