title: Palatal mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a child.
abstract: Salivary gland tumors in childhood and adolescence are rare. The clinical and histological picture of a case of palatal mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 13 year-old girl is presented and the diagnostic and therapeutic features of the condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: C Q
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Dayrell
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mesquita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology