Open AccessMucoepidermoid carcinoma of the minor salivary gland
Author(s) -
Pavani Donempudi,
Harsha Bhayya,
M Venkateswarlu,
M L Avinash Tejasvi,
Geetha Paramkusam
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.204884
Subject(s) - mucoepidermoid carcinoma , malignancy , salivary gland , medicine , minor salivary glands , pathology , carcinoma , dermatology
Malignant tumors of the salivary gland are rare, clinically diverse group of neoplasms, among which mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) are reported to be most frequently occurring epithelial carcinomas. MEC at times misleads the clinician because of its atypical location and innocent appearance. Here, we report a case of low-grade MEC in a 70-year-old female patient in the floor of the mouth mimicking as ranula clinically. Individuals with a history of malignancy are at risk for the development of additional malignant tumors; hence, follow-up of 2 years did not show any recurrence or additional tumors.