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Leiomyosarcoma of palate is a rare malignant spindle cell tumour in oral cavity. It is often misdiagnosed with other benign lesions like nodular fasciitis, clinical and histological similarity of rapid growth, rich cellularity, as the pathogenesis is unknown, which can make diagnosis and management challenging. The non-specific clinical, radiologic and pathological presentation of spindle cell tumours causes diagnostic difficulty due to similarities to granulation tissue, benign or malignant lesions in histologic and imaging features. Nevertheless, differentiation is important because the prognosis and treatment varies according to the type of tumor. NF is frequently evaluated by biopsy and also immunohistochemistry (IHC) which is very essential in cases of non-regressing lesions after biopsy. The present case report highlights the clinical and histopathologic challenges in a rare case of nodular fasciitis in the palate which initially diagnosed as granulation tissue and later confirmed as Grade l leiomyosarcoma on IHC.
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Bansal, V., Bansal, R., Thapliyal, S. et al. A Rare Lesion at Rare Location: A Surgeon’s Enigma. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 21, 73–77 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-020-01364-5
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