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A case of infarcted Warthin tumor misdiagnosed as Warthin-like mucoepidermoid carcinoma: diagnosis confirmed by MAML2 rearrangement with case report and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Oncology
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a common malignant neoplasm of the parotid gland. A rare pathological subtype, Warthin-like mucoepidermoid carcinoma, closely resembles infarcted Warthin tumor in clinical presentation and histopathological features, and ...
Yalan He, Xin Xia, Shaoce Xu, Chi Zhang
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Predominantly Cystic Central Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Developing from a Previously Diagnosed Dentigerous Cyst: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Clinics and Practice, 2013
Primary intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jawbones is an extremely rare malignant salivary gland tumour constituting 2- 4.3% of all the reported mucoepidermoid carcinomas.
Roopa S Rao, Shankargouda Patil
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Warthin-like mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland: Clinicopathological observation and literature review

Science Progress, 2023
Warthin tumor (WT)-like mucoepidermoid carcinoma resembles the histologic pattern of WT and pathologists unaware of this possibility may misdiagnose it as WT with squamous and mucous epithelium metaplasia or WT malignant transfer into mucoepidermoid ...
Limin Yan, Jinheng Xu, Liyun Liu, Xin Li
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MAML2 negative oncocytic mucoepidermoid carcinoma of submandibular gland

Surgical and Experimental Pathology, 2022
Background Oncocytic mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare variant of mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Only a few cases are reported involving mostly the parotid gland with only four cases reported in the submandibular gland.
Maria Kamal, Anoshia Afzal, Elizabeth Gillies   +2 more
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A Rare Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Nasal ala

Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, 2022
Background: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a malignant disease of salivary glands that originates from epithelial cells. These tumors are aggressive and have a poor prognosis.
Nader Akbaridilmaghani, Fatemeh Iranpoor, Atefe Etebari   +2 more
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Metastatic mucoepidermoid carcinoma to the pleura: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm arising from the salivary glands (Ali et al. in J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 20(2): 141-2, 2008, Xi et al. in World J Surg Oncol 10: 232, 2012).
Simran Mashiana, Ernesto Martinez Duarte
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Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma in mandible: Case report of a clear cell variant with immunohistochemistry analysis

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2023
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignancy of the salivary glands that are extremely infrequent in the jaws and is termed central or Intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
Massillamani Francis, Beshia Arnold, Santana B Natarajan, Deivanayagi Muthusamy   +3 more
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Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: A Rare Cause of Chronic Respiratory Symptoms in Children - Case Report

Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics, 2023
Primary pulmonary tumors are uncommon in children. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma accounts for approximately 10% of all primary pulmonary neoplasms. This study reported the case of a 6-year-old male patient who presented with fever, cough, and wheezing, and ...
João Nunes Caldeira, Mónica Jerónimo, Cláudia Piedade, Teresa Reis Silva   +3 more
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Activating BRAF mutation in sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia of the thyroid gland: two case reports and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia is a rare form of thyroid carcinoma. The underlying molecular mechanisms of sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia tumorigenesis remain unknown.
Jasmine S. Sukumar, Senthil Sukumar, Darshana Purohit, Brian J. Welch, Jyoti Balani, Shirley Yan, Sumitha S. Hathiramani   +6 more
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Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged Patient

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2017
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.
Ozgun Melike Gedar Totuk, Mustafa Kemal Demir, Ozlem Yapicier, Mert Mestanoglu   +3 more
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