title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (adenosquamous carcinoma) treated with Mohs micrographic surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), sometimes referred to as adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC), is a common malignant tumor of the salivary glands that can also develop from the esophagus, lacrimal passages, lung, upper respiratory tract, pancreas, prostate and thyroid. Rarely, MEC will present primarily in the skin.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of primary MEC of the lower eyelid treated successfully with Mohs micrographic surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mohs micrographic surgery was performed because of the highly aggressive and unpredictable nature of this tumor. The tumor was completely excised using Mohs with negative margins achieved in three stages. The patient has been disease free for 3 years since the surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We offer Mohs as an option for treating MEC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Knouri@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Keyvan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nouri
authors.forename: Jennifer T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Trent
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lowell
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaitla
authors.forename: Gloria P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Jimenez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018196:Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005143:Eyelids; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery