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Molecular Aspects of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma and Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland
BackgroundSalivary gland tumors (SGTs) are rare and highly heterogeneous lesions, making diagnosis a challenging activity. In addition, the small...
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Primary hepatobiliary mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a case report and review of literature
Hepatobiliary mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor comprising mucous, intermediate, and epidermoid cells. Herein, we presented a case...
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Trotter Procedure with Harmonic Scalpel : A Unique Approach to Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Tongue Base Revisited
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a malignant locally invasive tumour of salivary glands, presumed to arise from reserve cells of salivary gland...
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Huge Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Parotid - a Rare Presentation
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the commonest primary malignant salivary gland tumor in both children and adults and constitutes around 2.8–16% of all...
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Rapid On-site Evaluation (ROSE) Cytology of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma and its Diagnostic Pitfalls: a Case Report
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a basic tool used for the preoperative diagnosis of superficial parotid swellings. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma...
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MAML2 negative oncocytic mucoepidermoid carcinoma of submandibular gland
BackgroundOncocytic mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare variant of mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Only a few cases are reported involving mostly the...
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland Mimicking Pleomorphic Adenoma on Cytology: A Case Report
Salivary gland tumors most commonly involve the parotid gland. Among all the tumors, 80% are benign and of all the benign tumors 80% originate from...
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Head and neck mucoepidermoid carcinoma: does AFIP histological grading correlate with rate of nodal metastases?
ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the presentation of head and neck mucoepidermoid carcinoma at the Royal Melbourne...
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Shining Light on Rarity: Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Esophagus with Absence of MAML2 Gene Rearrangement
Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the esophagus is a rare condition characterized by a combination of squamous and mucin-secreting glandular...
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The Challenge of “Monomorphic” Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma—Report of a Rare Case with Pure Spindle-Clear Cell Morphology
BackgroundMucoepidermoid carcinoma is a malignant salivary gland tumor which, in most cases, is composed of variable proportions of mucous,...
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Genomics and tumor microenvironment of breast mucoepidermoid carcinoma based on whole-exome and RNA sequencing
Mammary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare entity. The molecular characteristics of breast MEC have not been fully investigated due to its...
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High-grade HER2-positive mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature
BackgroundMucoepidermoid carcinoma of the breast is a rare special type of salivary gland-like tumor of the breast, usually displaying...
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Clinico-pathological study of esophageal mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a 10-year survival from a single center
BackgroundMucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Esophagus (MECE) is a relatively rare tumor type, with most of the current data derived from case reports...
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Metastatic mucoepidermoid carcinoma to the pleura: a case report
BackgroundMucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm arising from the salivary glands (Ali et al. in J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad...
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Re-evaluating a historic cohort of sinonasal and skull base mucoepidermoid carcinoma: an institutional experience
AimsPrimary mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) of the sinonasal tract and nasopharynx are rare entities that represent a diagnostic challenge,...
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) and adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC), the same or different entities?
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) and adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) have overlap** histopathological appearances and sites of occurrence, which may...
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Pleural recurrence 21 years after complete resection of thymic mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a case report
BackgroundThymic mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) are extremely rare malignant neoplasms. We describe a rare case of a MEC with a high histological...
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Neck Dissection in cT3/T4 Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
Previous research has reported high occult nodal metastases rates for T3/T4 mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the oropharynx (OP) and oral cavity...
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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of synchronous lung metastasis in major salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma
ObjectivesTo analyze the risk factors for synchronous lung metastases (LM) in patients with major salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MaSG-MEC).
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