Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid
A 69-year-old woman with mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the tongue base came under our observation complaining of repeated episodes of haemoptysis. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue base gives rise to a rather vague and aspecific symptomatology. Early symptoms include foreign body sensation in the oral cavity, undefined paraesthesia, and sialorrhoea. With the progression of disease, dys...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Otolaryngology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-6765,2090-6773
DOI: 10.1155/2013/925630