Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: Unusual Localisation

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Mohamed Roubal Mohamed Mahtar Redalah Elarabi Abada Sami Rouadi Youssef Oukessou Zouhair Najib

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Zouhair Najib
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital of 20 August, Casablanca, Morocco

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Introduction: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare malignant tumor that develops from the salivary glands. Its treatment includes surgery associated or not with radiotherapy depending on the histological grade. We report the case of a 38-year-old patient. Methods: We report a case of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the palate, and we specify the clinical, therapeutic and progressive characteristics of this attack. Case Report: She is a 38-year-old woman with no significant medical history. The clinical examination revealed a localized mass at the level of the hard palate, with a smooth normal-looking mucosa measuring 4 cm in long axis, the rest of the clinical examination was normal. Pathology examination confirmed the diagnosis of low-grade CME. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed objectifying a lesion localized at the level of the submucosa of the palate without bone extension either to the tongue or to the nasal cavity. The treatment consisted in excision of the lesion with margin, with monthly monitoring for 6 months with good progress. Conclusion: The discovery of a CME in young patients is rare. This observation makes it possible to take stock of the management of this type of cancer according to histological characteristics.

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Received: Thu 27, Feb 2020
Accepted: Thu 19, Mar 2020
Published: Mon 30, Mar 2020

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© 2023 Zouhair Najib. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.CMCR.2020.01.03