conclusions regarding the findings of this study, it can be concluded that erα possibly cannot play an important role in the tumorigenesis and prognosis of the investigated malignant salivary gland tumors. results for acc, only one specimen expressed the er, and this was assessed as moderate. no specimens of mec expressed the er. the comparison of er expression between the two groups was not me...

Intra-osseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the mandible is a rarely reported entity, comprising only 2-3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas. Unilocular and/or multilocular radiolucency is characteristic of mucoepidermoid carcinoma, but has a radiographic appearance similar to that of odontogenic benign and malignant tumors and thus cannot be accurately diagnosed on plain films. This article descr...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a locally invasive tumour of the salivary glands and accounts for nearly one third all malignancies major minor glands. It has female preponderance (3:2) common after decade life. Here we report case 32-year-old woman who had successful pregnancy outcome following treatment extensive maxillary mucoepidermoid with metastasis.

Primary intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jawbones is an extremely rare malignant salivary gland tumour constituting 2-4.3% of all the reported mucoepidermoid carcinomas. We report a case of intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible in an 80-year old female patient developing from a previously diagnosed dentigerous cyst. An excisional biopsy was performed and the histopat...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus is an extremely rare malignant mediastinal neoplasm, and to our knowledge, only 13 cases have been reported. We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus that was seen in a 53-yr-old man with right chest pain. Chest CT scan showed a huge, cystic mass having a focal solid portion with direct invasion of the adjacent anterior chest wall and per...

background and aims. salivary gland tumors are rare and specific lesions. there are differences in the incidence and frequency of salivary tumors in both minor and major salivary glands in different countries. this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of major and minor salivary gland tumors in ahvaz in the south of iran. materials and methods. all the cases, recorded in imam khome...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a locally invasive tumor of the major and minor salivary glands. A 29-year-old male patient reported complaint slow-growing, painless, non-ulcerated palatal swelling. On clinical evaluation, swelling appeared benign; hence, complete excision lesion was carried out under general anesthesia, with closure by reconstruction partial-thickness flap. Healing uneventful. The...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most
 common malignant tumor of salivary gland and
 most commonly seen in parotid. Oncocytic
 mucoepidermoid (OMEC) a rare
 subtype. Here, we aimed to present histological,
 immunohistochemical, and molecular results a
 28-year-old female patient followed for endometrial
 cancer, whether mass right parotid primary or metas...

Malignant salivary gland tumours of the larynx are very rare, with limited reports of clinical outcomes. We present the decade-long experience of a single institution. A 10-year retrospective chart review of a tertiary head and neck cancer centre was performed. Index patients were identified from a review of a pathology database, and reviewed by a head and neck pathologist. Patient demographics...