Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in young female: a case report

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Case Report

Author Details : Supreet Kaur Sidhu, Monika Poonia, Sharry Goyal, Nancy Charaya

Volume : 2, Issue : 2, Year : 2016

Article Page : 91-93

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Abstract

Pleomorphic adenoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma are the two most commonly seen tumors in salivary glands. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma usually occurs in minor salivary glands in the palate. It represents a diverse clinical and biological behaviour but usually appears as asymptomatic swelling. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma mainly occurs in elderly people but here we present clinical behaviour, radiological features and histopathological grades of a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a young female. The palatal mucoepidermoid carcinoma in this patient was treated with surgical excision and no recurrence was seen in the follow up.

Key Words: Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid, Mucosa, Palate

How to cite : Sidhu S K, Poonia M, Goyal S, Charaya N, Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in young female: a case report. J Oral Med Oral Surg Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2016;2(2):91-93

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