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Posterior Tongue Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
235489
•Concept ID:
C1335453
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Base of the Tongue Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma; Base of Tongue Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Base of Tongue; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Posterior Tongue; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Base of the Tongue; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Posterior Tongue

Definition

A mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from the minor salivary glands in the base of the tongue. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPosterior Tongue Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Distant metastasis of parotid gland tumors.
Schwentner I, Obrist P, Thumfart W, Sprinzl G
Acta Otolaryngol 2006 Apr;126(4):340-5. doi: 10.1080/00016480500401035. PMID: 16608783
Distant metastases from salivary glands cancer.
Bradley PJ
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2001 Jul-Aug;63(4):233-42. doi: 10.1159/000055748. PMID: 11408820

Diagnosis

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the posterior-lateral border of tongue: a rare presentation.
Mathew L, Janardhanan M, Suresh R, Savithri V
BMJ Case Rep 2017 Oct 24;2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221521. PMID: 29066652Free PMC Article
Extensive Regional Metastasis of High-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of an Unknown Primary Tumor.
Ghazali N, Flashburg A, Ord RA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Apr;75(4):874.e1-874.e7. Epub 2016 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.12.012. PMID: 28042980
Distant metastasis of parotid gland tumors.
Schwentner I, Obrist P, Thumfart W, Sprinzl G
Acta Otolaryngol 2006 Apr;126(4):340-5. doi: 10.1080/00016480500401035. PMID: 16608783

Prognosis

Extensive Regional Metastasis of High-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of an Unknown Primary Tumor.
Ghazali N, Flashburg A, Ord RA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Apr;75(4):874.e1-874.e7. Epub 2016 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.12.012. PMID: 28042980
Distant metastasis of parotid gland tumors.
Schwentner I, Obrist P, Thumfart W, Sprinzl G
Acta Otolaryngol 2006 Apr;126(4):340-5. doi: 10.1080/00016480500401035. PMID: 16608783

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