"MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA OF THE LARYNX: REPORT OF A RARE LARYNGEAL TUMOR"
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a neoplasm of salivary gland origin, and its laryngeal occurrence is extremely rare. This malignant tumor is composed of two distinct cell types, the epidermoid and mucus cells. Prognosis is largely dependent on the histologic pattern. In this report, an extremely rare la...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Acta medica Iranica 2004-04, Vol.42 (2) |
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Zusammenfassung: | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a neoplasm of salivary gland origin, and its laryngeal occurrence is extremely rare. This malignant tumor is composed of two distinct cell types, the epidermoid and mucus cells. Prognosis is largely dependent on the histologic pattern. In this report, an extremely rare laryngeal cancer and its clinicopathologic features are described. |
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ISSN: | 0044-6025 1735-9694 |