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Clinical Features and Differential Diagnoses in Laryngeal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma [PDF]

Clinical Medicine Insights: Pathology, 2012
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of salivary glands. However, it is a rare entity in larynx. Laryngeal cases are frequently misdiagnosed with other malignancies and they are under-reported.
Sepideh Mokhtari, Saeedeh Mokhtari
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Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible: A case report [PDF]

Nigerian Dental Journal, 2011
Primary central salivary gland carcinomas of the mandible are uncommon neoplasms. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a distinct pathologic entity of the salivary glands and comprises 5-10% of all salivary gland tumours.
S. A. Ogunmuyiwa, K. E. Adebiyi, O. Olutunde, O. O. Gbolahan   +3 more
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid [PDF]

Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2013
A 69-year-old woman with mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the tongue base came under our observation complaining of repeated episodes of haemoptysis. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue base gives rise to a rather vague and aspecific symptomatology ...
Salvatore Martellucci, Giulio Pagliuca, Marco de Vincentiis, Chiara Rosato, Ettore Scaini, Camilla Gallipoli, Andrea Gallo   +6 more
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Cetuximab in the treatment of metastatic mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary glands: A case report and review of literature [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Patients with metastatic mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands have a poor outcome. The epidermal growth factor receptor protein is overexpressed in approximately 70% of mucoepidermoid carcinoma patients and may represent a therapeutic
Grisanti Salvatore, Amoroso Vito, Buglione Michela, Rosati Anna, Gatta Roberto, Pizzocaro Claudio, Ferrari Vittorio D, Marini Giovanni   +7 more
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Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of scalp: a case report. [PDF]

J Med Case Rep
Background Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the skin is an exceedingly rare neoplasm, with only a limited number of cases documented in the literature.
Lodhia J, Suleman M, Poppe V, Uisso F, Alhinai Z, Pallangyo A, Ndibalema G, Rabiel H.   +7 more
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Central Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of mandible – A case report and review of the literature [PDF]

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2003
Background Primary central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of jaws is a rare lesion comprising 2–3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas reported in literature. Case presentation The case presented here illustrates the hypothesis that its specific pathogenesis is ...
Ramdas K, Somanathan Thara, Simon Deepti, Pandey Manoj   +3 more
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the base of the tongue: a case report and review of the literature. [PDF]

J Med Case Rep
Background Mucoepidermoid carcinoma originates from reserve cells present in ducts of salivary glands and is the most common malignancy of the salivary glands. It is commonly found in the parotid gland, followed by the palatal and buccal mucous membranes.
Wang P, Liao H, Wang F, Wang Y, Yang H.
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Nasopharyngeal mucoepidermoid carcinoma with mastermind-like transcriptional coactivator 2 translocation: A case report and comprehensive literature review of a rare entity. [PDF]

SAGE Open Med Case Rep
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in salivary glands and is usually associated with mastermind-like transcriptional coactivator 2 (MAML2) rearrangement.
Chio CF, Sam WP, Wong SI, Sio CU, Kok LF, Pai KM, Hlaing T.   +6 more
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Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid with eosinophilia: a case report and review of the literature. [PDF]

J Med Case Rep
Background Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid with eosinophilia (SMECE) is a rare thyroid tumor. More and more reports have proposed that sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid with eosinophilia is significantly invasive, but ...
Han Q, Xu H.
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Primary intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of maxilla- case report [PDF]

Nigerian Dental Journal, 2010
Primary intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PIOC) of the jaw bones is an extremely rare malignant salivary gland tumour constituting 2-4.3% of all the reported mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MEC). It is commonly seen in the posterior part of the mandible
A. Kumar, D. C. Shetty, C. H. Rai, K. Kumar   +3 more
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