Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Soft Palate in a Child

소아에서 발생한 연구개 점액표피양 종양 1례

  • Jung, Hoon (Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Eun, Young-Gyu (Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kwon, Kee-Hwan (Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University)
  • 정훈 (경희대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 은영규 (경희대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 권기환 (경희대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.11.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review our experience with mucoepidermoid carcinoma(MEC), a rare tumour in minor salivary glands, in a paediatric patients. 15-year-old boy was noted to have a irregular round mass appearing atthe soft palate just to the right of the mid-line. A computed tomographic(CT) scan showed a palatal mass limited to soft palate with no bony erosion. The lesion was curetted and debulked. Pathology was reported as an intermediate-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and the patient was considered to radiation therapy institution for further treatment. To date, patients remain free of disease. Wide local excision is the treatment of choice for low to intermediate grade MEC of the minor salivary glands in paediatric patients.

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