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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Soft Palate in a Child  

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)
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Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology / v.24, no.2, 2008 , pp. 207-210 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Child; Palate; Mucopidermoid carcinoma;
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