Sengul Fatih, Simsek Sera, Cakur Binali
Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
Case Rep Dent. 2013;2013:615948. doi: 10.1155/2013/615948. Epub 2013 Jul 21.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), one of the most common salivary gland malignancies, is rare in children. MEC mainly occurs in the parotid gland, along with minor glands being the second common site, particularly in palate. Clinical, histological, and radiological findings of palatal MEC in a 12-year-old girl are presented with three-year follow-up. Pathologic lesions must be considered in differential diagnoses of intraoral asymptomatic lesions, and their detailed inspection should be taken into consideration.
黏液表皮样癌（MEC）是最常见的唾液腺恶性肿瘤之一，在儿童中较为罕见。MEC主要发生于腮腺，小唾液腺是第二常见部位，尤其是腭部。本文报告了一名12岁女孩腭部MEC的临床、组织学和影像学表现，并进行了为期三年的随访。在鉴别诊断口腔内无症状病变时必须考虑病理性病变，并应对其进行详细检查。
