Mucoepidermoid carcinoma at an uncommon location

• Main Authors: Reshma Suvarna (Author), Shreyas Sorake (Author), Dipu Vachhani (Author), Vishal Boricha (Author), Prasanna K Rao (Author), Raghavendra Kini (Author), Gowri P Bhandarkar (Author), Roopashri R Kashyap (Author), Devika Shetty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) usually arises from salivary glands, representing 5-10% of all salivary gland tumors, and rarely arises in the jaws. MEC mainly occurs in the parotid gland; intraorally MEC appears as asymptomatic swellings in minor salivary glands, mostly on the palate, and contribute...