title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the hard palate: a rare cause of hypervascular tumor.
abstract: A highly vascular tumor of the head and neck, with the exception a true vascular lesion, has rarely been observed. We report a rare case of a large, highly vascular, mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the hard palate in a 28-year-old woman. The highly vascular channels were identified by ultrasonography and angiography. This case is noteworthy in that a large, highly vascular tumor of the minor salivary gland simulated a vascular lesion. When preoperative imaging demonstrates large vascular channels, preoperative angiography will benefit surgical management and embolization should be considered if possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Korea. jhyoon@chosun.ac.kr
authors.forename: Won-Hak
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jung-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed