Myopericytoma of the Lip: A Case Report of the Rare Lesion

Publication date: Available online 19 February 2018
Source:Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Author(s): Eric Strayer, Roger Throndson, Cecilia Clement, Keith McDaniel
Myopericytomas are rare benign tumors that show a distinctive, concentric perivascular proliferation of oval-to-spindle shaped myoid appearing cells that are predominantly arranged concentrically around thin-walled vascular channels.¹ These lesions are similar in histologic appearance to hemangiopericytomas, myofibromas and glomus tumors. The myopericytoma is usually found in the distal extremities, but a handful of reports have shown the lesion to be present in the oral cavity.² Review of literature to date only shows four other reported cases of myopericytomas occurring in the lips. Here we describe a case of myopericytoma in the lower lip of a 42 year old female.



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