Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Parotid Gland
| Autor: | Noor Y. Abdulkarim, Fatima N. Abulfateh, Salman Al-Khalifa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Facial weakness Echogenicity Nodule (medicine) Anatomy medicine.disease Facial nerve Parotid gland stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure stomatognathic system Otorhinolaryngology Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Biopsy medicine Surgery Histopathology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 149 |
| ISSN: | 1097-6817 0194-5998 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0194599813496044a13 |
| Popis: | Objectives:Present a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the left parotid gland, which has been removed surgically.Methods:A thirty-five year-old gentleman presented with swelling of the left cheek for 6 months. The swelling was gradually increasing and painless; the patient had facial weakness since childhood. A swelling 3x2 cm was seen in the parotid area, which was normothermic, non-tender, firm in consistency, not fluctuant, and fixed to the skin. The facial nerve was intact, and the regional lymph nodes were not palpable.Results:Excisional biopsy was done. The histopathology revealed mucoepidermoid carcinoma of low grade. Repeated ultrasound showed normal echogenicity of the left parotid gland and no discrete nodule seen. One cm hypoechoic mass was seen in the subcutaneous tissue of the left cheek, which indicates a residual mass or postoperative fibrosis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the parotid glands showed one cm mass of the left cheek. The patient had excisional biopsy and transposition flap of... |
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