Open AccessA rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid with mandibular metastasis
Author(s) -
Jitendra Kumar Diwakar,
Arjun Agarwal,
Cheena Garg,
Kinsuk Giri,
Ramakant Dandriyal,
G S Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_276_18
Subject(s) - mucoepidermoid carcinoma , medicine , parotid gland , salivary gland , pathology , metastasis , malignancy , carcinoma , cancer
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of salivary gland. Majority of the salivary gland tumors arise in parotid gland with maximum being of benign nature. Although Mucoepidermoid carcinoma accounts for less than 10% of all tumors of the salivary gland, it constitutes approximately 30% of all malignant tumors of the salivary gland. It is characterized by a mixed pattern of the two main cell types: epidermoid and mucus-producing cells. Metastasis from salivary gland malignancy is infrequent and predominantly found in bone, lung, liver and lymph nodes. We are presenting a rare case of metastasis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid gland to the contralateral mandible.