• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.79-82
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• 2014

Salivary gland tumors take possession of almost 5% in head and neck malignancies. Among these, mucoepidermoid carcinoma(MEC) is most common malignany in major salivary glands(12-29%) and the parotid gland is most predilection site. Intra-oral MEC has a tendency to various locations, and the predilection sites are palate, cheek, mandible, lip and tongue in order of frequency. A few cases of MEC are occurred in with retromolar trigone, oropharynx, and ectopic salivary gland. Recently, we experienced a-65-year old woman with retromolar trigonal mass, and she was finally diagnosed as MEC. We report it with review of literature.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.383-387
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• 1998

The mucoepidermoid carcinoma is classified as either well, moderately, or poorly differentiated. The criteria used to classify the lesions are discussed, and pathologic features are illustrated. The most important factors in prognosis are : 1. degree of histologic differentiation, and 2. presence or abscence of tumor on the lines of surgical excision. Recurrences rates are correlated with histologic differentiation. Stewart, Foote, and Becker in 1945 coined the term "mucoepidermoid tumor" to discribe an unusual salivary neoplasm containing epidermoid and mucus-secreting cells which was thought to arise in salivsary gland ducts. The treatment of the mucoepidermoid carcinoma is chiefly surgical, although recent data have shown favorable responses to radiation therapy. Currently, surgery followed by radiation treatment is recommended for intermediate-grade and high-grade tumors ; low-grade tumors can be managed by surgery alone. Authors present a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma managed with wide surgical resection and postoperative irradiation and showing a good clinical result with review of literatures.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.135-142
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• 1997

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm of the salivary gland, compring between 30 and 40%. Fine needle apsiration cytology was performed in five patients with mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The patients consisted of three males aged of 42, 48, and 60 years, and two females aged 36, and 56 years. The primary tumor sites were the parotid gland in four patients and the submandibular gland in the rest one. The histologic grades were low in one patient, intermediate in two patients and high in other two. In our experience, the common cytologic findings of low grade subtype were predominent mucous cells with some intermediate cells in an abundant mucinous background. The cytologic findings of intermediate grade subtype were predominant clusters of intermediate cells with or without mucous cells in an abundant mucinous background. And the cytologic findings of high grade subtype were predominant clusters of epidermoid cells with intermediate cells in a bloody background. Cytologic pleomorphism and atypia were more severe in high grade than low and intermediate grade, and nucleoli were more frequently noted in epidermoid cells. In low grade, it is very difficult to decide the benignancy or malignancy of the tumor. In fact, the presence of mucous cells in a mucinous background should rule out any other type of well differentiated carcinoma.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.169-174
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• 2021

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant neoplasm of the salivary gland, but primary thyroid MEC has rarely been reported and usually has a good prognosis. Herein, I report a case of thyroidal MEC with a poor prognosis in an 82-year-old woman with an anterior neck mass. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a thyroid mass. The patient initially underwent fine-needle aspiration, was diagnosed with malignancy, and underwent a right lobectomy. On gross examination, a 4.0×3.6×2.6 cm-sized ill-defined, unencapsulated, and infiltrative tan to whitish mass with necrosis was identified. Microscopically, epidermoid tumor cell nests or solid sheets were identified. Mucous cells that were positive for periodic acid-Schiff and mucicarmine stains were also identified within epidermoid cell nests. Frequent mitosis and necrosis were observed. Immunohistochemical staining for p40 and p63 was positive, and that for thyroid transcription factor-1 and paired box gene 8 was focally positive. According to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology grading system for salivary gland MEC, the current case was classified as high-grade MEC. After surgery, the patient suffered from dyspnea due to a remnant neck mass that compressed and obstructed the trachea; therefore, the patient refused further treatment. Thyroidal MECs are considered low-grade with a favorable prognosis, but there are several reported cases of thyroidal MEC with poor prognosis. The current case is a rare presentation of high-grade thyroidal MEC with a poor prognosis.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 1990

1975년 1월부터 1984년 12월까지 원자력병원 치료 방사선과에서 악성 타액선 종양으로 방사선 치료를 받은 58명의 환자를 대상으로 하여 이들의 생존율을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 이들은 수술후 재발했거나, 수술이 불가능한 환자들이었다. 58명의 환자중 mucoepidermoid carcinoma를 가진 환자가 $43.1\%$, adenoid cystic carcinoma를 가진 환자는 $41.3\%$였다. 주 타액선 종양의 5년 보험생존율은 $68.2\%$, 10년 생존율은 $31.8\%$였으나, 무병생존율은 각각 $43.2\%\;13.0\%$로써 치료 후 재발된 상태에서도 비교적 오래 산다는 것을 알 수 있었다. TNM staging에 의한 생존율도 $T_1$의 5년 생존율이 $86.5\%,\;T_2+T_3$가 $40.0\%,\;T_4$가 $0\%$로, T stage가 높아지면 질수록 생존율도 현저히 감소하였다. 병리조직학적 관점에서 볼 때, adenoid cystic carcinoma의 5년 무병생존율은 $40.1\%$로써, mucoepidermoid ca.의 $49.8\%$보다 낮았으나, 전체적인 생존율은 $77.3\%$로써, mucoepidermoid ca.의 $51.5\%$보다 현저히 높았다. 따라서, adenoid cystic carcinoma는 치료실패후 병을 가진 상태에서도 상당 기간 생존할 수 있다는 것을 알았으며, 평균 생존기간은 2년 이었다. 또한 mucoepidermoid ca.인 경우에는 세포의 분화정도에 따라 생존율이 달라졌는데, 저등도 분화세포의 5년 생존율이 $78.8\%$로 고등도 분화세포의 $38.2\%$보다 거의 2배나 높았다. 암의 위치와 성별에 따른 생존율의 차이는 없었다. Minor salivary gland tumor는 6명으로 5년 보험생존률은 $32.3\%$였다. 따라서 주 타액선 종양의 생존율에 영향을 끼칠 수 있는 예후 인자는 1) 병리조직학적 세포종류, 2) T와 N stages (AJCC), 3) mucoepidermoid carcinoma에 있어서 분화 정도 였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.760-763
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• 2002

기관지에서 발생한 점막표피양 종양은 매우 드물게 발생하는 종양으로 특히 국내에서 13세 이하 소아에서는 아직 보고된 바가 없다. 대개는 기관지 폐쇄에 의한 증상으로 발견되어 흔히 결핵으로 오인되기도 한다. 종양의 악성여부와 원위부 전이가 흔치 않아 수술적 완전 절제가 치료 원칙이며 예후는 조직학적 분류에 의해 결정된다. 본원에서는 기침과 열을 주소로 한 10세 남아에서 기관지 내시경을 통한 생검과 개흉술 통한 우 중, 하엽절제술을 시행하여 성공적으로 종양을 제거하였기에 여러 문헌 고찰과 더불어 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.223-226
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• 2002

The segmental mandibulectomy should be performed, if mandiblie invasion is suspected clinically and radiologically. And if tumor is located to mandible very closely or when microinvasion to mandible is suspected, marginal mandibulectomy is recommended. But in segmental mandibulectomy, reconstruction is difficult and cosmetic problem remains. In this case, we performed modified segmental resection of mandible, preserving the inferior margin of mandible, and maintains the continuity of the bone, in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parapharynx, invading mandible. We reviewed the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment, and report the case with reviews of literature.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.66-70
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• 2016

Introduction: Distant metastases of mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) are reported with the most common sites being the soft tissue of skin, lung, liver, and bone. We report here a very rare case of MEC with multiple metastases to the kidney, adrenal gland, skull and gluteus maximus muscle. Case report: A 63-year-old male patient presented with left-sided headache. Radiologic evaluations including CT and MRI showed ill-defined soft tissue lesion involving the left infratemporal fossa and left sphenoid sinus, and multiple enlarged lymph nodes in neck and mediastinum. PET-CT demonstrated multiple hypermetabolic lesions in and around the left kidney, left adrenal gland, right ischium, right gluteus maximus and skull base. These lesions were confirmed as MEC with multiple metastases through biopsy. Discussion: Only one case of metastasis to the skull has been previously reported, and moreover, there has not been a case of metastatic MEC to the kidney, adrenal gland and gluteus maximus muscle so far in the medical literature. It is important to acknowledge the possibility of every unusual MEC metastases, since the presence of metastasis has statistically significant influence on the survival of MEC.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.39-41
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• 2017

Salivary gland tumors comprise almost 5% of head and neck malignancies, and minor salivary gland tumor which account for 10-15% of all salivary gland neoplasm are infrequently malignant. The mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is second most common tumor in minor salivary gland. It usually presents as a painless, rubbery-hard or soft mass, which may be fixed or mobile into the underlying structure. The predilection sites of intraoral MEC are palate, cheek, mandible, lip, and tongue, etc. There are very few published reports of MEC occurred in retromolar trigone. Only one case has been reported so far. Recently, we experienced a-70-year old man with a mass in retromolar trigone, which was finally diagnosed as MEC. We report the unique case with literature review.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2018

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term survival outcomes and prognostic factors that affect the clinical outcomes of patients who underwent surgery and postoperative radiotherapy for major salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 44 patients who underwent surgery followed by radiotherapy for primary MEC of the major salivary glands between 1991 and 2014. The median follow-up period was 9.8 years (range, 0.8 to 23.8 years). Results: The overall outcomes at 5 and 10 years were 81.5% and 78.0% for overall survival (OS), 86.2% and 83.4% for disease-free survival, 90.6% and 87.6% for locoregional recurrence-free survival, and both 90.5% for distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS). Histologic grade was the only independent predictor of OS (low vs. intermediate vs. high; hazard ratio = 3.699; p = 0.041) in multivariate analysis. A poorer survival was observed among patients with high-grade tumors compared with those with non-high-grade tumors (5-year OS, 37.5% vs. 91.7%, p < 0.001; 5-year DMFS, 46.9% vs. 100%, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Surgery and postoperative radiotherapy resulted in excellent survival outcomes for patients with major salivary gland MEC. However, high-grade tumors contributed to poor DMFS and OS. Additional aggressive strategies for improving survival outcomes should be developed for high-grade MEC.