Salivary Gland Epithelial- Myoepithelial Carcinoma: behaviour, diagnosis and treatment.
Across the whole spectrum of the tumoral pathology in the maxillo-facial and cervical areas, we can find those tumours where the aetieology is in the salivary glands. The tumours in the salivary glands are subdivided in benign and malignant tumours whenever this theorical subdivision is possible. The Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma represents about the 1% of the malignant neoplasms in the salivary glands and also affect other anatomical areas where there are glands: lung, kidney, uterus and so on. We start from a clinical case of a Epithelial-Myoepithelial of salivary minor gland carcinoma doing a bibliographic review of this unusual histological lineage. So we present a case of Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of a minor salivary gland in the right cheek. We'll review the clinical and histological features of this uncommon tumour. And we'll discuss about the best way for diagnosis, treatment and the differential diagnosis to similar clinical injuries.
Senis-Segarra
L
L
Servicio de Cirugia Oral y Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario la Fe, Valencia, Spain. Senis@mixmail.com
Sahuquillo-Arce
E
E
Davo
R
R
Hamad-Arcis
P
P
Floria-Garcia
L M
LM
Baquero
M C
MC
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy