title: Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the submandibular gland with a high uptake of 18F-FDG: a case report and image diagnosis.
abstract: Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is a rare low-grade malignant salivary gland neoplasm typically found in the parotid gland. This report describes a case of EMC that arose from the submandibular gland, and gives special emphasis to the preoperative diagnostic value of positron emission tomography (PET) in combination with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Although a preoperative diagnostically specific image of EMC could not be established, the malignant nature of this tumor was detected by these combined examinations.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. yamada-hi@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mishima
authors.forename: Kimiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uno
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kanichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18