Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity

1981; Wiley; Volume: 89; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/019459988108900518

1097-6817

Kerry D. Olsen, Kenneth D. Devine, Louis H. Weiland,

Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

From 1950 through 1975, 54 patients with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity were treated at the Mayo Clinic. Metastatic disease occurred in 13 patients; nine patients died of their disease. Mucoepidermoid tumors of the hard palate should be treated by partial maxillectomy. Complete neck dissection is necessary for tumors larger than 2 cm in the base of the tongue. Other intraoral mucoepidermoid carcinomas are treated by wide surgical excision.