Mucoepidermoid carcinoma mimicking a mucocele: a case report highlighting the importance of microscopic analysis of oral lesions

• Main Authors: Tamires Thadeu Coelho (Author), Adriele Ferreira Gouvea (Author), Ademar Takahama Jr (Author), Danielle Resende Camisasca (Author), Silvia Paula de Oliveira (Author), Rebeca Souza Azevedo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Odontologia, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: the aim of this paper is to report a case of palatal Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) mimicking a mucocele, to highlight the main differential diagnoses, and to point out the need of a biopsy to establish the diagnosis even in a suspicion of benign reactive lesions. Case report: a female wa...