title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the parotid gland. A case report.
abstract: Dental clinicians should be familiar with the modalities used in the clinical setting that can help to identify the presence of a tumor and to distinguish a benign from a malignant lesion. We present a case report to demonstrate the systematic approach and techniques used in the diagnosis of a malignant neoplasm, a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland. Ultimate diagnosis is determined by microscopic analysis of a surgical specimen.
authors.affiliation: Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, USA.
authors.forename: Magnon I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mandel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed