Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Base of Tongue with Possible Lung Metastases
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Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Base of Tongue with Possible Lung Metastases
BACKGROUND Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinomas are rare neoplasms usually arising from the salivary glands. There is limited evidence in the literature on their prognosis in the base of the tongue but other cases have resolved without recurrence. METHODS The patient underwent biopsies demonstrating the diagnosis of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the base of tongue and a PET scan showed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Otolaryngology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2090-6765,2090-6773
DOI: 10.1155/2017/4973573