Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the vocal cord. Report of a case.
A case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the vocal cord is described in a 51-year-old man who presented with a thickened right vocal cord at the midportion without any limitation of movement. Histological examination revealed a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of low-grade malignancy. Partial laryngectomy was performed, but 10 months after the operation a squamous cell carcinoma developed on the other vocal cord. Primary vocal cord involvement of this tumor is rare. The literature is reviewed.
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D011859:Radiography; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology*