Open AccessMucoepidermoid carcinoma of minor salivary gland in buccal mucosa: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Deepak Kulkarni,
Lakshmi Shetty,
Vishal Zurange
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of dental research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2348-3172
pISSN - 2348-2915
DOI - 10.4103/2348-2915.133958
Subject(s) - mucoepidermoid carcinoma , buccal mucosa , salivary gland , minor salivary glands , buccal administration , medicine , pathology , oral mucosa , lesion , dentistry , soft palate , carcinoma , oral cavity , surgery
Minor salivary gland carcinomas are rarely reported. Low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) that are of minor salivary gland origin occurrence in children and adolescents have rarely been reported, little information regarding their clinical features and biologic behavior is available. This case report represents minor salivary gland MECs in an 18-year-old female patient. She presented with swelling in the lower left buccal mucosa, which was noticed 1 year back gradually increased to its present size 1.5 cm × 1.5 cm in its greatest dimension buccally. The color of the lesion was pale pink however on the posterior aspect the swelling, which had a bluish tinge, gave a diagnostic dilemma. In children and adolescents, MECs have a female predilection and occur most commonly on the hard or soft palate or both and rare in buccal mucosa. The surgical excision of the swelling was successful with no recurrence reported