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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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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.
Banavar Ravi Spoorthi, Roopa S. Rao, Premalatha Bidadi Rajashekaraiah, Shankargouda Patil, Sowmya Samudrala Venktesaiah, Preethi Purushothama   +5 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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Tumors of the salivary gland in Mexicans. A retrospective study of 360 cases [PDF]

, 2012
Objective: To establish distribution frequency and demographic characteristics of salivary gland tumours (SGT) in order to identify possible risk profiles.
Durán Padilla, Marco Antonio, Gaitán Cepeda, Luis Alberto, Gómez Apo, Erick, Mejía Velázquez, Claudia Patricia, Quezada Rivera, Daniel   +4 more
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Differential expression of topoisomerase IIα protein in salivary gland carcinomas: histogenetic and prognostic implications [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Salivary gland carcinomas are relatively uncommon heterogeneous malignancies characterized by locoregional invasion and distant metastasis.
Hideichi Shinkawa, Hidekachi Kurotaki, Hiroki Mizukami, Seiji Kakehata, Shin-ichiro Maruya, Takahiko Nagaki, Takashi Shirasaki   +6 more
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Bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma – A challenging diagnosis on biopsy

Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
Bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare malignant tumor. The clinical, radiological, and bronchoscopic features are nonspecific. We report this case to highlight the overlapping immunohistochemical findings and the challenges of diagnosing ...
Archana S. Bhat, Don Gregory Mascarenhas, Srishankar Bairy, Nisha J. Marla   +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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Tissue microarray construction for salivary gland tumors study [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: To describe and discuss the design, building and usefulness of tissue microarray (TMA) blocks for the study of salivary gland tumors (SGTs). Study Design: Two hundred thirty-eight formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded SGTs were arranged in blocks ...
Almeida, Oslei Paes de, Ayroza Rangel, Ana Lúcia Carrinho, Paiva Fonseca, Felipe, Vargas, Pablo Agustín   +3 more
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Looking through the same lens - Immunohistochemistry for salivary gland tumors: A narrative review on testing and management strategies

Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment
Salivary gland tumors are relatively uncommon neoplasms, presenting a diagnostic challenge for both clinicians and pathologists. When performing a biopsy, there is often an impasse between both specialists, with the clinician trying to remove as little ...
Meghna Kumar, Zikki Hasan Fatima, Prachi Goyal, Burhanuddin Qayyumi   +3 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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