title: Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of high grade transformation: the case report in the buccal mucosa.
abstract: Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma was first described by Danath et al. in 1972 and is classified as a rare low-grade biphasic neoplasm of the salivary glands. This case report presents a male patient who had a lesion in the oral mucosa with a history of recurrence of the tumor. The outcome resulted in a profile consistent with an epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma with a high degree of transformation. The case highlights the importance of histopathological evaluation of oral lesions, which occasionally may not present typical clinical aspects of malignant lesion.
authors.affiliation: Dentistry Postgraduate Program, State University of Paraíba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco Jadson
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Damião Edgleys
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Porto
authors.forename: Josuel Raimundo
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.forename: Salomão Cury-Rad
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Gustavo Pina
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Godoy