1. Carcinoma mucoepidermóide de glândulas salivares menores: relato de cinco casos.
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Santos Almeida, Karine, Figueiredo Santos, Tainã, Pimenta de Barros, Liliana Aparecida, Nascimento Silva, Daniela, Gomes Henriques Leitão, Águida Cristina, and Resende Camisasca, Danielle
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MEDICAL personnel , *MUCOEPIDERMOID carcinoma , *SALIVARY glands , *HARD palate , *PATHOLOGICAL anatomy - Abstract
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the malignant neoplasm that most commonly affects the salivary glands, and may resemble reactional or vascular lesions of the mouth. This study aims to present the sociodemographic and clinicopathological profile of five MEC cases of minor salivary glands. Cases diagnosed as MEC in an Oral Pathological Anatomy Service were selected over a 19-years period. Data collection, histopathological analysis and tumor grading, as well as descriptive analysis of cases was carried out. There were 3,313 diagnoses, 36 of which were salivary gland neoplasms, x̅ 1.9 cases/year. Among salivary gland neoplasms, 12 (33.3%) were malignant and 5 (13.8%) were CME. There were 3 females and ages ranged from 37-81 years-old. Hard palate was the most common site affected, and low-grade tumors were more predominant. Health professionals must pay attention to lesions in the hard palate, to perform biopsy and histopathological analysis, as the correct diagnosis and histopathological grading are essential for referral and therapeutic decisions of the CME. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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