title: Synchronous bilateral mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland.
abstract: It is rare for a parotid gland tumour to arise bilaterally, the most common example being Warthin's tumour. Furthermore, it is rare for a parotid gland cancer to occur bilaterally. Here, we describe a case of synchronous bilateral mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising in the parotid gland. A case of bilateral facial nerve dysfunction is presented in which aggressive surgery failed to save the life of a 48-year-old man. This is the first such case reported in the available English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun Ehime, Japan. hakubax@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hakuba
authors.forename: Masamitsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hyodo
mesh_terms: D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*