Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid | Zendy

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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid

Author(s) -

Salvatore Martellucci,

Giulio Pagliuca,

Marco de Vincentiis,

Chiara Rosato,

Ettore Scaini,

Camilla Gallipoli,

Andrea Gallo

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in otolaryngology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6765

pISSN - 2090-6773

DOI - 10.1155/2013/925630

Subject(s) - mucoepidermoid carcinoma , medicine , dysphagia , tongue , carcinoma , swallowing , thyroid carcinoma , tongue neoplasm , thyroid , surgery , pathology

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. Early symptoms include foreign body sensation in the oral cavity, undefined paraesthesia, and sialorrhoea. With the progression of disease, dysphagia, otalgia, and painful swallowing are usually referred. We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue base mimicking an ectopic thyroid.

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