title: Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Palatal Minor Salivary Glands with Intracranial Extension: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is one of the most common malignant tumors of both major and minor salivary glands. Although there are reports of parotid MEC tumors extending intracranially via the facial nerve, intracranial extension from MEC originating from minor salivary glands in the palate has not previously been reported. This report presents a case of MEC arising from the minor salivary glands of the palate and extending into the middle fossa via the foramen rotundum with perineural invasion of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve. The patient received surgical intervention via a combined otolaryngology and neurosurgery approach to achieve gross total resection of the tumor. This was followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. The epidemiology, histopathology, and treatment of MEC originating from salivary glands are discussed.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, LSUHSC Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
authors: Rimal Hanif
authors: RH
authors: Dossani
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, LSUHSC Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
authors: Hesam
authors: H
authors: Akbarian-Tefaghi
authors: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, LSUHSC Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
authors: Lori
authors: L
authors: Lemonnier
authors: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, LSUHSC Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
authors: Vikas
authors: V
authors: Mehta
authors: Department of Pathology, LSUHSC Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
authors: Jamie A
authors: JA
authors: Jacobsohn
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, LSUHSC Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
authors: Bharat
authors: B
authors: Guthikonda
keywords: intracranial extension; mucoepidermoid carcinoma; perineural invasion; trigeminal nerve