• 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.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.89-92
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• 2018

Malignant salivary gland tumors only represent 0.08% of all childhood tumors. Especially, nasopharyngeal mucoepidermoid carcinoma(MEC) in pediatric age is an extremely rare malignancy. We hereby report a case of nasopharyngeal MEC in 5 year-old female patient. The patient underwent the complete removal of the tumor by endonasal endoscopic approach. Adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy was not considered. After 3.5 years of follow-up, there are no sign of recurrence and metastasis. Minor salivary gland tumor must be considered as a differential diagnosis of angiofibroma in nasopharynx in pediatric age. To our knowledge, the case we describe is the third case of nasopharyngeal MEC in pediatric age reported in literature.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.120-129
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• 1994

Fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology is a widely recognized and useful technique which can provide diagnosis in lesions of the head and neck, enabling appropriate management plans for individual patient to be made. Fifty one fine needle aspirates from salivary gland masses were examined. Four aspirates (8%) were inadequate for examination. Of the remaning 47 samples, 42 cases (82%) were benign lesions which consist of 30 pleomorphic adenoma(58%), 7 inflammatory lesion (14%), 4 Warthin's tumor(8%) and 1 benign lesion(2%). Two cases(4%) were atypical lesions. Three cases(6%) were malignant lesions consisting of 2 adenoid cystic carcinomas(4%) and 1 mucoepidermoid carcinoma (2%). The cytologic diagnoses were compared with the subsequent histologic diagnosis of surgical resected specimen in 24 cases. 19 cases of 21 aspirates from benign tumors were correctly diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology, with a specificity of 90%. All 3 aspirates from the 3 patients with malignant tumor were correctly diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology, with a sensitivity at 100%. Overall acurracy was 88%. Diagnostic error was encountered in adenoid cystic carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma and Warthin's tumor Correct histologic diagnosis was made in 86% of benign tumors(84% for pleomorphic adenoma and 100% for Warthin's tumor) and in 100% of malignant tumors.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.498-504
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• 1991

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising in the tracheobronchial tree is an extremely rare tumor. Usually it remains as locally invasive neoplasm, although malignant change is described. Histologically, it is characterized by an admixture of vacuolated, mucus producing cells and sheets of epithelial cells with a cohesive pattern which resemble squamous cells. Its clinical and histopathological behaviors were reported as varying degrees of benign to extremely malignant. We had experienced two young patients with low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the right and left upper lobar bronchi. A 15-year-old man who had had intermittent hemoptysis for 1 year underwent right upper lobectomy. And the other 18-year-old man had suffered from obstructive pneumonitis for 6 months underwent left pneumonectomy. The postoperative courses were uneventful, and the bronchoscopy and chest CT which were done at 6 months later revealed no regional recurrence.

• 치과방사선
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.151-159
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• 1994

Authors experienced a case of intermediate grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma in 29-year-old female. The origin of this tumor might be mucus secreting cells of palatal mucous gland. The characteristic features were as follows: 1. In clinical examination, exopytic mass was observed in left hard palate and similar to pleomorphic adenoma. 2. In radiographic findings, destructive changes of left hard palate, nasal septum, nasal inferior turbinate and floor of maxillary sinus and soft tissue mass were observed. 3. Histopathologically, mucus-secreting cells, epidermoid cells and intermediate cells were observed and diagnosed as intermediate grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.370-374
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• 2016

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common type of malignant neoplasm in the minor salivary gland. The hard palate is a frequently involved site of MEC. The treatment of low-grade MEC on the hard palate is wide local resection with a tumor-free margin. In the present case, the maxillary defect was reconstructed using a buccal fat pad (BFP) flap, followed by application of 4-hexylresorcinol (4HR) ointment for 2 weeks. The grafted BFP successfully covered the tumor resection defect without tension and demonstrated complete re-epithelialization without any complications.

• 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.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.58-66
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• 1993

본 인제대학교 의과대학 서울 백병원 내과학 교실에서는 우연히 발견된 단순흉부 X 선에서의 종괴를 주소로 내원한 16세 남자에서 기관지내시경 및 조직검사를 통하여 우측 상엽기관지에서 발생한 점액표피양 암종을 확인한뒤 우상엽폐절제술을 실시하여 저등급의 조직소견을 보였던 점액표피양 암종 1예와 객혈을 주소로 내원한 41세 남자에서 흉부 전산화단층촬영, 자기공명영상, 기관지내시경검사 및 생검으로 고등급의 점액표피양 암종을 확인한 후 기관지내시경을 통한 에탄올 주입후 좌전폐절제술을 실시하여 재발없이 병의 경과를 관찰중인 다른 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.60-67
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• 1990

To evaluate the diagnostic findings of salivary gland tumors, we reexamined aspiration cytology smears of 7 cases of pleomorphic adenoma, 3 cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma, and 3 cases of mucoepidermoid carcinoma, performed during April 1986 to March 1990, which were comfirmed by surgical excision and histologic diagnosis. The results obtained are summarized as follows : 1. All cases of pleomorphic adenoma showed branching cellular clusters of epithelial and myoepithelial cells. Acellular elements including myxomatous and chondroid components were observed. There were no cellular pleomorphism and nucleoli. Keratinizing squamous epithelial cells and keratin pearls were noted. 2. The smears of adenoid cystic carcinoma showed cell bails or cell cords containing a central hyaline core. Nuclear atypism and the nucleoli were frequently observed. There were no keratinizing squamous epithelial cells. 3. The smears of mucoepidermoid carcinoma showed mainly sheets or clusters of intermediate cells and some mucin-producing cells. Some nuclear pleomorphism was observed. Mucinous material and many inflammatory cells were present in the background.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.311-321
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• 1998

연구배경: 기관지 점액상피암은 기관지의 점액선세포에서 기인한 악성 종양으로 세포들의 구성비와 mitosis정도에 따라 저등급 몇 고등급 종양으로 구분되며 저등급의 종양은 예후가 양호한 반면 고등급의 종양은 선종편평상피암과 조직학적으로 감별이 어렵고 악성 임상경과를 보인다. 기관지 점액상피암은 폐종양의 0.1~0.2%, 그리고 기관지선종의 1~5%를 차지한다고 알려져 있으나 국내에는 소수의 증례보고만 있었다. 저자들은 문헌으로 확인된 예를 포함하여 경북대학교 병원에서 기관 및 기관지 정액상피암으로 진단된 예에 대하여 임상고찰을 하였다. 방 법: 1990년 1월부터 1996년 12월까지 점액상피암으로 진단받았던 9예와 국내에 보고된 증례가운데 문헌으로 확인할 수 있었던 8예를 포함한 17예를 대상으로 임상상, 방사선 및 기관지내시경소견, 그리고 조직학적소견과 임상경과 등을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과: 남자 12예와 여자 5예였으며, 평균나이는 42 세였다. 흡연력은 17예 가운데 5예에서 있었으며 평균 흡연력은 11인년이었다. 내원당시 주요 증상은 호흡곤란 9예, 기침 7예, 객혈 6예, 자각적 천명음 3예였으며, 증상이 없는 경우가 2 예였다. 단순 흉부 X-선 사진상 폐허탈소견이 8예, 종괴양 음영 5예, 폐렴양침윤소견이 2예, 다발성결절소견이 1예였으며. 1예는 정상이었다. 17예 가운데 16예는 중심형으로 발생부위는 좌주기관지가 5예, 우주기관지가 4예, 우중엽기관지가 2예였고, 그외 기관, 우중간간기관지, 우상엽기관지 및 좌상엽기관지가 각각 1예였으며, 1예는 양측 기관지에 병변이 있었다. 중심형 16예의 기관지 내시경소견은 외장형 종과 12예와 결절성 침윤소견 4 예였다. 우폐하야에 위치한 말초형 1예는 정상기관지 내시경소견이었다. 조직소견상 10예가 저등급이었고 7예는 고등급이었다. 10예의 저등급가운데 9예는 수술을 시행하였으며 종양이 상부기관에 있었던 l예는 레이저요법 및 방사선치료를 받았으나 사망하였다. 고등급암종 7예의 경우 2예는 전폐절제술을 시행하였고 종격동임파절, 심낭 및 흉막의 전이가 있었던 4 예와 폐결핵이 동반되어 전신상태가 불량하였던 1예는 항암화학요법과 방사선요법 또는 보존적치료를 하였다. 결 론: 점액상피암은 다양한 연령층에서 발생하고 대부분 중심기도에 위치하여 기도 자극증상과 함께 폐허탈, 종괴양음영 및 폐쇄성폐렴 등과 같은 방사선소견을 보인다. 병리조직학적인 등급과 주위장기로의 전이유무 등이 치료 및 예후판정에 있어 중요하다.