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Reminder of important clinical lesson
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of sublingual gland: a malignant neoplasm in an uncommon region
  1. Anil Kumar N1,
  2. Preeti P Nair2,
  3. Shaji Thomas3,
  4. Prabhu S Raman3,
  5. Annette Bhambal2
  1. 1Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Mythri College of Dentistry & Medical Sciences, Durg, India
  2. 2Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, People’s College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, India
  3. 3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, People’s College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, India
  1. Correspondence to Professor Preeti P Nair, shajihoss{at}gmail.com

Summary

Although mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) are considered as the second most common malignant salivary gland neoplasm, only 0.5–1% of epithelial salivary gland tumours have been reported to arise from the sublingual salivary gland.1 The authors report a case of a low-grade MEC of the sublingual salivary gland in a 35-year-old woman. Wide excision of the tumour along with continuous marginal mandibulectomy was performed. There has been no recurrence till date.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3864

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