Mucoepidermoid carcinoma mimicking a mucocele (ranula) in the floor of the mouth

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common salivary gland malignancy. The submandibular gland is rarely involved, about less than 10% of all other major salivary glands. We report a case of a 49-year-old female who presented with a mass on the left side of the floor of the mouth. She was comp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Dento-maxillo-facial radiology 2018-05, Vol.47 (4), p.20170331-20170331
Hauptverfasser:	Sousa Melo, Saulo L, Lanzel, Emily, Pagedar, Nitin A, Alhazmi, Daniah, Dahmoush, Laila, Policeni, Bruno A, Campos, Marcia S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biopsy, Fine-Needle Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - pathology Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - surgery Case Report Dentistry Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Middle Aged Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Ranula - diagnostic imaging Salivary Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Salivary Gland Neoplasms - pathology Salivary Gland Neoplasms - surgery
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