title: Parotid gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 4-year-old child.
abstract: Salivary gland tumors account for less than 5% of the head and neck neoplasms. Among them, mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant salivary gland tumor. About 45% of mucoepidermoid carcinomas occur in the parotid gland, and appear around the fifth decade of life, being unusual in children under 10 years. We report a case of a parotid mass arising in a 4-year-old female, who had no lateral adenopathy. After histological examination, the diagnosis was of a low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland. Three years after surgery no recurrence was observed. As a conclusion, although rare, the presence of a parotid mass with progressive growth in children could correspond to a neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Clarós, Los Vergós, 31, 08017 Barcelona, Spain. clinica@clinicaclaros.com
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clarós
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dominte
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clarós
authors.forename: Mireia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cardesa
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clarós
mesh_terms: D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery