Open AccessMucoepidermoid carcinoma in the infratemporal fossa: A case report
Author(s) -
Hanyu Zhang,
Hongyu Yang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i14.3090
Subject(s) - medicine , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , infratemporal fossa , lymph node , pathology , neck dissection , radiology , carcinoma , histopathology , surgery , skull
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common primary epithelial salivary gland malignancy. It mostly occurs in the major or intraoral minor salivary glands but rarely in the infratemporal fossa. Here, we present a case of aggressive mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the infratemporal fossa with neck lymph node metastasis and also discuss diagnostic and treatment strategies.