Mucoepidermoid microcarcinoma in the context of parotid gland cyst.

João P B Luizetti, Pedro P M Milanez, Mario A F Castro, Ricardo C de Almeida, Rogério A Dedivitis

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João P B LuizettiMetropolitan University of Santos School of Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Av. Gal. Francisco Glycerio, 8 - Encruzilhada, Santos-SP, Brazil.

Pedro P M MilanezMetropolitan University of Santos School of Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Av. Gal. Francisco Glycerio, 8 - Encruzilhada, Santos-SP, Brazil.

Mario A F CastroMetropolitan University of Santos School of Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Av. Gal. Francisco Glycerio, 8 - Encruzilhada, Santos-SP, Brazil.

Ricardo C de AlmeidaDiagnos Medicina Especializada, Pathological Anatomy Department, Av. Siqueira Campos, 551, Santos-SP, Brazil.

Rogério A DedivitisMetropolitan University of Santos School of Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Av. Gal. Francisco Glycerio, 8 - Encruzilhada, Santos-SP, Brazil.

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Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a type of salivary gland cancer that can develop in the context of a parotid gland cyst. This type of tumor is composed of mucous, epidermoid, and intercalated cells, and usually presents as a slow-growing and painless mass. A parotid gland cyst is a condition in which a fluid-filled sac forms in the parotid gland. The tumor can be masked as it develops within the parotid cyst. A 45-year-old female patient presented with a suspect of benign neoplasm of the major salivary gland. She underwent partial right parotidectomy, which upon pathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of mucoepidermoid microcarcinoma associated with parotid gland cysts. The patient did well and continues under regular follow-up with no further treatment.

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benign neoplasm of the major salivary glandmucoepidermoid carcinomaparotid gland cyst

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PMID38638921

DOI10.1093/jscr/rjae230

PMCPMC11026057

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