Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged Patient
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant, locally invasive tumour of the salivary glands and accounts for approximately 35% of all malignancies of the major and minor salivary glands. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma that originated from the lacrimal gland is exceedingly rare in teenage patient...
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| author | Ozgun Melike Gedar Totuk Mustafa Kemal Demir Ozlem Yapicier Mert Mestanoglu |
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| description | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant, locally invasive tumour of the salivary glands and accounts for approximately 35% of all malignancies of the major and minor salivary glands. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma that originated from the lacrimal gland is exceedingly rare in teenage patients, with only a few cases reported. Herein, we report clinical and radiological findings of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from the lacrimal gland in a 15-year-old boy. We suggest that since preoperative imaging findings are not diagnostic for mucoepidermoid carcinoma, histopathologic examination should be performed for definitive diagnosis. Complete surgical resection is the treatment of choice for low-grade lacrimal gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f684967ff9e484d8f0be3faf66dd1ea2025-02-03T01:30:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302017-01-01201710.1155/2017/24185052418505Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged PatientOzgun Melike Gedar Totuk0Mustafa Kemal Demir1Ozlem Yapicier2Mert Mestanoglu3Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, TurkeyBahcesehir University School of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyMucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant, locally invasive tumour of the salivary glands and accounts for approximately 35% of all malignancies of the major and minor salivary glands. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma that originated from the lacrimal gland is exceedingly rare in teenage patients, with only a few cases reported. Herein, we report clinical and radiological findings of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from the lacrimal gland in a 15-year-old boy. We suggest that since preoperative imaging findings are not diagnostic for mucoepidermoid carcinoma, histopathologic examination should be performed for definitive diagnosis. Complete surgical resection is the treatment of choice for low-grade lacrimal gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2418505 |
| spellingShingle | Ozgun Melike Gedar Totuk Mustafa Kemal Demir Ozlem Yapicier Mert Mestanoglu Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged Patient Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged Patient |
| title_full | Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged Patient |
| title_fullStr | Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged Patient |
| title_short | Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged Patient |
| title_sort | low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal gland in a teenaged patient |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2418505 |
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