Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
| Autor: | Lawrence W. C. Tom, Louis D. Lowry, John M. Wurzel, Ralph F. Wetmore |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
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Larynx
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Histologic grade Carcinoma Humans Medicine Basal cell 030223 otorhinolaryngology business.industry Pharyngeal Neoplasms Middle Aged medicine.disease Parotid gland Hypopharynx stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Pharyngeal Neoplasm Otorhinolaryngology Lymphatic Metastasis 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Carcinoma Squamous Cell Female Surgery Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 89:753-757 |
| ISSN: | 1097-6817 0194-5998 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/019459988108900512 |
| Popis: | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is most commonly found in the parotid gland. It rarely occurs in the larynx and hypopharynx. There are only 32 reported cases from these areas. A case of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the hypopharynx is presented. Although the initial impression was squamous cell carcinoma, glandular structures were found in metastatic lymph nodes in the neck specimen, and after mucicarmine stains were positive, the final diagnosis was changed to mucoepidermoid carcinoma. This case illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma, especially in unexpected locations. Differentiating mucoepidermoid carcinoma from other neoplasms is important because treatment may differ depending on the diagnosis. The pathologic spectrum of mucoepidermoid carcinoma is presented, and the management of these tumors with respect to the histologic grade is discussed. |
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