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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Anterior Tongue: A Report of a Rare Case.

Swapan Purkait, Ananjan Chatterjee, Ishita Banerjee, Moumalini Das, Hiralal Ash, Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Abhishek Banerjee

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Swapan PurkaitOral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, IND.
Ananjan ChatterjeeOral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, IND.
Ishita BanerjeePediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, IND.
Moumalini DasOral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, IND.
Hiralal AshOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, IND.
Karthikeyan RamalingamOral Pathology and Microbiology, Malla Reddy Institute of Dental Sciences, Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth, Hyderabad, IND.
Abhishek BanerjeeOral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, IND.

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Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a commonly observed malignancy of salivary glands. It rarely involves minor salivary glands of the tongue. Most cases are reported in the base and dorsum of the tongue. This report discusses a 62-year-old male patient presenting with a non-healing ulcer and pain on the inferior surface of the tongue. Clinical examination revealed an ulceroproliferative, firm, and exophytic growth on the ventral surface of the anterior tongue. An incisional biopsy and histopathological analysis confirmed a high-grade MEC. The patient underwent surgical excision combined with radiotherapy, followed by long-term monitoring for prognosis assessment.

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carcinomahead and neck cancermalignancymalignant salivary gland tumorminor salivary gland neoplasmmucoepidermoid carcinomaneoplasmpathologysalivary gland pathologytongue

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PMCPMC11933725

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