title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
abstract: Salivary gland tumours comprise almost 5% of head and neck malignancies. Minor salivary gland tumours account for 10-15% of all salivary gland neoplasms and are usually malignant. The second most common minor salivary gland tumour (12-40% globally) is mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is more frequent in females, occurs in the fifth decade of life and is usually found in the parotid gland. However, the palate is a frequent site when it occurs in the minor glands. We report a case of a high-grade variant of mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the right retromolar trigone of a 21-year man which was treated with wide excision of the tumour with a 1.5 cm margin. Reconstruction was done with a buccal fat pad posteriorly with a pedicled lateral tongue flap. Temporal stripping and right coronoidectomy was carried out in case of post-surgical wound contraction. The patient is currently under periodic review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ramaraju
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Devaraju
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ramlal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gantala
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Harisha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aitha
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Srikanth Goud
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Gotoor
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
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