Unusually Delayed Recurrence of a Low Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a malignant epithelial neoplasm composed of both mucus secreting cells and epidermoid-type cells. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from mucous glands of maxillary sinus is extremely rare and accounts for 13% of all malignancies occurring in maxillary sinus. While the high-grade MEC is a highly aggressive tumor, its low-grade counterpart usually demonstrates a more benign nature. However, both local recurrence and an aggressive clinical course have been reported to occur even with low-grade tumors. We report a case of low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxillary sinus who presented to us with a recurrence 20 years after undergoing a total maxillectomy and post-operative adjuvant radiotherapy. The patient was successfully managed with wide excision of the tumor. KEYWORDSMaxillary sinus, Low grade, Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Cite this Article: Nitish Virmani , Jyoti P. Dabholkar , Unusually delayed recurrence of a low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxillary sinus , Journal of Head & Neck physicians and surgeons Vol 3 , Issue 3, 2015 :Pg 137144
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