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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil: a very rare presentation
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant salivary gland tumour. However, short series or individual case reports have identified this tumour in the maxilla, mandible, breast tissue and thymus. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma originates from minor salivary glands, and it is therefore surprising...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3773963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24043918 |
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author | JARVIS, S.J. GIANGRANDE, V. BRENNAN, P.A. |
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description | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant salivary gland tumour. However, short series or individual case reports have identified this tumour in the maxilla, mandible, breast tissue and thymus. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma originates from minor salivary glands, and it is therefore surprising that it is not more commonly seen in the tonsil. To date, we believe there has been only one previously reported case in the world literature of mucoepidermoid carcinoma occurring in the tonsil 1. We present a very rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from within the structure of the palatine tonsil, rather from the adjacent pharyngeal wall, together with a short review of the literature. |
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spelling | pubmed-37739632013-09-16 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil: a very rare presentation JARVIS, S.J. GIANGRANDE, V. BRENNAN, P.A. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital Case Report Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant salivary gland tumour. However, short series or individual case reports have identified this tumour in the maxilla, mandible, breast tissue and thymus. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma originates from minor salivary glands, and it is therefore surprising that it is not more commonly seen in the tonsil. To date, we believe there has been only one previously reported case in the world literature of mucoepidermoid carcinoma occurring in the tonsil 1. We present a very rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from within the structure of the palatine tonsil, rather from the adjacent pharyngeal wall, together with a short review of the literature. Pacini Editore SpA 2013-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3773963/ /pubmed/24043918 Text en © Copyright by Società Italiana di Otorinolaringologia e Chirurgia Cervico-Facciale http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License, which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any digital medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way. For details, please refer to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Case Report JARVIS, S.J. GIANGRANDE, V. BRENNAN, P.A. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil: a very rare presentation |
title | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil:
a very rare presentation |
title_full | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil:
a very rare presentation |
title_fullStr | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil:
a very rare presentation |
title_full_unstemmed | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil:
a very rare presentation |
title_short | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil:
a very rare presentation |
title_sort | mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil:
a very rare presentation |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3773963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24043918 |
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