title: Small cell carcinoma of the lung in a treated case of Myoepithelial carcinoma of the tongue--report of a rare case with illustrated review of the literature.
abstract: Myoepithelial carcinoma has rarely been reported in the oral cavity and oropharynx. We found only 6 cases of myoepithelioma of the tongue reported till date. Two cases had a benign myoepithelioma; four had epithelial-Myoepithelial carcinoma. The present case had malignant myoepithelioma, a distinct entity from other histologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Bhanuprasad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Venkatesulu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: drsupriyamallick@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Supriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallick
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhasker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008297:Male; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Myoepithelial carcinoma; Small cell carcinoma lung; Tongue