title: Pediatric mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the minor salivary glands.
abstract: Carcinoma of the minor salivary glands is an uncommon lesion in children. However, due to the greater proportion of malignancies in salivary gland masses of children as compared to adults, a high degree of suspicion is warranted. Questionable lesions should be biopsied, and a diagnosis aggressively pursued. Wide local excision is the treatment of choice for mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the minor salivary glands, and radiation therapy should be considered in select cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngoloy-HNS, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Winslow
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Batuello
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor