Aloua R, Opoko U, Kerdoud O, Hmoura Z, Slimani F. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the retromolar trigone in an elderly female: A case report.
Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2021;
67:102487. [PMID:
34158934 PMCID:
PMC8196050 DOI:
10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102487]
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Abstract
Tumors of the retromolar trigone area represent 12% of neoplasms of the oral cavity, and of which squamous cell carcinoma represents the main histological type. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the accessory salivary glands is a rare entity, representing less than 5% of head and neck cancers, and 10% of all salivary gland tumors; its biological characteristics are very diverse, correlated to the histological grade of the tumor. This tumor has an excellent outcome after surgical management, with a prognosis related to the histological grade of the tumor. The authors reported a case of low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, arising in the left retromolar trigon, in an 83-year-old woman who was treated by surgical removal of the tumor with a 1.5 cm border.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the accessory salivary glands is a rare entity.
Its biological characteristics are very diverse, correlated to the histological grade of the tumor.
This tumor has an excellent outcome after surgical management; with a prognosis related to the histological grade of the tumor.
We reported a case of low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, arising in the left retromolar trigon, in an 83-year-old woman, treated by surgical resection.
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