title: Synchronous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of tongue and pleomorphic adenoma of submandibular gland.
abstract: Presentation with synchronous salivary gland tumors is rare, with the most typical combination being Warthin's tumor and pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. Involvement of minor salivary glands in such occurrences is extremely uncommon. We report a case of simultaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue and pleomorphic adenoma of the submandibular gland in a 40-year-old woman. The submandibular mass was initially considered to represent regional lymph node tumor metastasis but later was shown to be an intraglandular primary neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fábio Ramôa
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.forename: Fábio de Abreu
authors.initials: Fde A
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Oslei Paes
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Márcio Ajudarte
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Luiz Paulo
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kowalski
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*