Leiomyoma of the gingiva: A rarity

• Main Authors: Mayuri Agarwal (Author), V B Thimmarasa (Author), Parvathi Devi (Author), S Jayadev (Author), Vishal Mehrotra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leiomyoma is a benign tumor originating from the smooth muscle. The most frequent site of appearance is uterine myometrium, gastrointestinal tract and skin. They are rare in oral cavity (0.065%) due to the scarcity of smooth muscles. The most common sites of occurrence in oral cavity are tongue, lip...