Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine Tonsil
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common primary salivary gland malignancy in both adults and children. It has a slight female predilection and usually presents as a painless, rubber-like or soft mass, which may be fixed or mobile. Histologically, MEC is comprised of a mixture of cell types...
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| description | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common primary salivary gland malignancy in both adults and children. It has a slight female predilection and usually presents as a painless, rubber-like or soft mass, which may be fixed or mobile. Histologically, MEC is comprised of a mixture of cell types including mucous, epidermoid, and intermediate cells that can be arranged in solid nests or cystic structures. In the oral cavity, it most frequently occurs at the palate or buccal mucosa. The present paper aimed to describe an unusual case of MEC arising in the palatine tonsil. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-447b218e767d45efa37347ab7fff65472025-02-03T05:43:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142015-01-01201510.1155/2015/827560827560Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine TonsilLucas Novaes Teixeira0Victor Angelo Martins Montalli1Luiz Carlos Santana Teixeira2Fabrício Passador-Santos3Andresa Borges Soares4Vera Cavalcanti de Araújo5Department of Oral Pathology, São Leopoldo Mandic Institute and Research Center, Rua José Rocha Junqueira 13, Ponte Preta, 13045-755 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, São Leopoldo Mandic Institute and Research Center, Rua José Rocha Junqueira 13, Ponte Preta, 13045-755 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, São Leopoldo Mandic Institute and Research Center, Rua José Rocha Junqueira 13, Ponte Preta, 13045-755 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, São Leopoldo Mandic Institute and Research Center, Rua José Rocha Junqueira 13, Ponte Preta, 13045-755 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, São Leopoldo Mandic Institute and Research Center, Rua José Rocha Junqueira 13, Ponte Preta, 13045-755 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, São Leopoldo Mandic Institute and Research Center, Rua José Rocha Junqueira 13, Ponte Preta, 13045-755 Campinas, SP, BrazilMucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common primary salivary gland malignancy in both adults and children. It has a slight female predilection and usually presents as a painless, rubber-like or soft mass, which may be fixed or mobile. Histologically, MEC is comprised of a mixture of cell types including mucous, epidermoid, and intermediate cells that can be arranged in solid nests or cystic structures. In the oral cavity, it most frequently occurs at the palate or buccal mucosa. The present paper aimed to describe an unusual case of MEC arising in the palatine tonsil.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/827560 |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Novaes Teixeira Victor Angelo Martins Montalli Luiz Carlos Santana Teixeira Fabrício Passador-Santos Andresa Borges Soares Vera Cavalcanti de Araújo Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine Tonsil Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine Tonsil |
| title_full | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine Tonsil |
| title_fullStr | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine Tonsil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine Tonsil |
| title_short | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine Tonsil |
| title_sort | mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the palatine tonsil |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/827560 |
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