title: Ataxia telangiectasia and mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report.
abstract: Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) is an immunodeficiency disorder with increased incidence of malignancy. Most of the tumors are lymphomas, and salivary gland neoplasms are very uncommon. A case with ataxia telangiectasia and mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland, the second case in English literature, was presented. The treatment was discussed under the view of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hoşal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oğretmenoğlu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Söylemezoğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001260:Ataxia Telangiectasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery