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| Year : 2021 |
Volume
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Pediatric leiomyoma of the oral cavity: A rare entity
Srujan Kumar Peruka1, Uday Kiran Uppada2, Gireesha Reddy Dawalgari3
1 Department of Periodontics, SB Patil Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Bidar, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Telangana, India
3 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Sri Ananth Multispecality Hospital, Vikarabad, Telangana, India
Correspondence Address:
Uday Kiran Uppada
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Telangana
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_412_20
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Leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor that frequently occurs in the uterine myometrium of the uterus and gastrointestinal tract rarely but seldom encountered in the oral cavity, particularly in children. Its occurrence in the oral cavity is considered rare probably because of the scarcity of smooth muscle tissue in the oral cavity. The frequently affected anatomical areas intraorally are lips, palate and tongue. The purpose of this case report is to put forth a rare case of oral leiomyoma in a 10-year-old girl child involving the retromolar region.
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