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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a minor salivary gland in childhood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Hans Gustafsson ,
Åke Dahlqvist ,
Matti Anniko  and
Bengt Carlsöö
Hans Gustafsson*
Affiliation:
Umeå, Sweden
Åke Dahlqvist
Affiliation:
Umeå, Sweden
Matti Anniko
Affiliation:
Umeå, Sweden
Bengt Carlsöö
Affiliation:
Umeå, Sweden
*
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Umeå, S-901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
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Summary

Salivary gland neoplasms in childhood and adolescence are rare, especially in the minor salivary glands. Vasoformative tumours and pleomorphic adenomas appear to be the most common benign neoplastic salivary gland lesions in the pediatric age group. The distribution of various malignant histological types is not always consistent with that in the adult population, and they appear more often in girls than in boys. Only 17 cases have previously been documented. The clinical and histological picture of a case of palatal mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 13-year-old girl is presented as well as a review of the literature on malignant salivary gland tumours in childhood.

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Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 12 , December 1987 , pp. 1320 - 1323
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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