A HUGE LESION IN THE MAXILLARY POSTERIOR REGION DIAGNOSED HIGH GRADE MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA OF MINOR SALIVARY GLANDS: A CASE REPORT

MAĞAT G., Ozcan S., Yuce F., Cetin M., Guven M. E., Eravci F. C., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.306-313, 2022 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.30621/jbachs.1017162
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.306-313
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: mucoepidermoid, carcinoma, cone-beam computed tomography, diagnostic imaging, PROGNOSTIC-FACTORS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant tumor of the salivary glands. These tumors occur commonly in the major salivary glands, especially the parotid, and they are the most frequently located in the palate intraorally. The similarity between MEC and other odontogenic cysts in the mouth is a critical situation that needs attention in clinical examination. Early diagnosis is very important in the diagnosis of asymptomatic growth, reaching very large sizes easily, its recurrence potential, and malignant character. The treatment and prosthetic rehabilitation of MEC are specified according to histopathological grade, location, and invasion pattern of the tumors. The purpose of this case is to present a 19-years-old female with high-grade MEC of minor salivary glands at the palate.