Soft tissue benign myoepithelioma of the finger; Rare presentation involving the phalanx

Primary myoepithelial tumors of soft tissue are rare. They are classified as mixed tumor/chondroid syringoma, myoepithelioma, and myoepithelial carcinoma. Myoepitheliomas had long been seen in salivary glands, only recently have they been recognized in the soft tissues. The hand is an exceptional location for such tumors. They can be debilitating, as they are often responsible for painful growing mass. Herein, we report the case of a 24-year-old man, with a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of myoepithelioma of the volar aspect of the right fifth finger, with osseous extension of middle phalanx. Our case report is interesting because it highlights the need to be suspicious in atypical presentations of such tumors. The paucity of such cases requires a multidisciplinary approach with detailed discussion and long-term follow-up in order to detect any recurrence.