Leiomyoma is a Benign tumor that develops in smooth muscles and is known to occur more in women in age between 40s and 50s. The most common site of leiomyoma is uterine (95 %). It occurred in oral region is very rare about 0.065 % and usually developed in upper and lower lips, palatal site, buccal site and tongues. The prognosis of leiomyoma is very positive. The recurrence rate is extremely low to 2 % below. In present study, we report a 78 year old female with a lesion located in temporomandibular joint cavity which was suspected as a malignant tumor. Additionally, this paper reports contains a literature review of oral leiomyoma. Rare location with painless leiomyoma of present case will be considered to be caution.

• 박승민(전남대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강병리학교실) | Seung Min Park (Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University)
• 전상미(전남대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강병리학교실) | Sang Mi Jeon (Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University)
• 김옥준(전남대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강병리학교실) | Ok Joon Kim (Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University) Correspondence