title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the palate in a child.
abstract: Salivary gland tumors are rare in children but when they involve the minor salivary glands, there is an increased risk that they will be malignant. The clinical and histopathologic features of a palatal mucoepidermoid carcinoma in an 8 year-old boy are presented. Differentiating this entity from common reactive and benign neoplastic lesions is discussed in order to prevent a delay in diagnosis and the potential for mismanagement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, University of Texas, Houston Health Science Center Dental Branch, USA. cflaitz@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Flaitz
mesh_terms: D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*