Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the air passages: report of three cases.
A review of the literature on tumors of the small salivary and mucous glands reveals that mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the upper respiratory system is a very rare occurrence. Three such cases are reported in detail, representing 3% of all tumors of small salivary and mucous gland origin recorded by the authors over a period of 20 years. This incidence is high. Follow-up was from 3 to 12 1/2 years.
D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*