Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of an adolescent epiglottis.
Laryngeal mucoepidermoid carcinoma is rare and extremely rare in adolescents. We present the case of a 17-year-old girl. Magnetic resonance imaging clearly depicted the tumor, and histopathological study of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research, Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan. hiroko.tanaka@jfcr.or.jp
Hiroko
H
Tanaka
Atsushi
A
Kohno
Kazuyoshi
K
Kawabata
Yukiko
Y
Sato
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods
D003287:Contrast Media