Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Endocr Pathol. 2013 Dec;24(4):229-33. doi: 10.1007/s12022-013-9267-6.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common salivary gland malignancy and it may arise anywhere that salivary tissue is present. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma has been reported to arise de novo within the thyroid gland, and here, we describe three cases of primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid, including clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and clinical follow-up, along with a discussion of tumor origin and a review of the literature.
黏液表皮样癌是最常见的涎腺恶性肿瘤，可发生于任何有涎腺组织存在的部位。黏液表皮样癌曾有报道发生于甲状腺内，在此，我们描述了 3 例甲状腺原发性黏液表皮样癌，包括临床表现、诊断评估和临床随访，并讨论了肿瘤起源和文献复习。
