Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid

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...

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Autores principales: Martellucci, Salvatore, Pagliuca, Giulio, de Vincentiis, Marco, Rosato, Chiara, Scaini, Ettore, Gallipoli, Camilla, Gallo, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23476860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/925630
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Sumario: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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