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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Palate—A Rare Entity

2017; PAGEPress (Italy); Volume: 7; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4081/cp.2017.1009

2039-7283

Anuna Laila Mathew, Bijou Baby Joseph, Deepa Muraleedharan Sarojini, Preeja Premkumar, Sunil Nair,

Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MEC) of minor salivary gland origin are rare in children and adolescents. A 17-year young male, reported with a painless swelling in the left posterior area of the hard palate since 6 months. Several clinical, radiographic, and histopathological investigations were carried out. Incisional biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of lesion as low grade MEC of the palate following which a wide surgical excision with adjacent free margins was carried out. This case report highlights the need for considering malignant lesions in the differential diagnosis of palatal swellings even in younger age groups.