Ann Plast Reconstr Surg | Volume 3, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access

A Rare Facial Myoepithelioma in Facial Nerve Danger Territory Zone

Hojjat Molaei, Sohrab Moradi Bajestani^*, Arjang Ghahremani, Soheil Broomand and Mohammad Masoud Heidary

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

^*Correspondance to: Sohrab Moradi Bajestani 

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Abstract

Myoepitheliomas of the head and neck region are one of the neoplasms related to the soft tissue. The involvement of salivary gland is usual but the involvement of the masticator space is extremely rare. In this study, we reported a case of myoepithelioma of the masticator space in a 56-year-old female with the chief complaint of painless mass. The mass was reoccurred after excision which was done previously. The diagnosis was made by pathological study and complete resection of the lesion was the surgical approach. The lesion resected successfully and the branches of the facial nerve and parotid tract remained intact.

Keywords:

Myoepithelioma; Soft tissue neoplasms; Facial nerve; Masticator space

Citation:

Molaei H, Bajestani SM, Ghahremani A, Broomand S, Heidary MM. A Rare Facial Myoepithelioma in Facial Nerve Danger Territory Zone. Ann Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019;3(3):1032..