Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of an Adolescent Epiglottis

Overview

Journal Jpn J Radiol

Publisher Springer

Specialty Radiology

Date 2010 Nov 30

PMID 21113755

Citations 3

Authors

Hiroko Tanaka

Atsushi Kohno

Kazuyoshi Kawabata

Yukiko Sato

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Abstract

Laryngeal mucoepidermoid carcinoma is rare and extremely rare in adolescents. We present the case of a 17-year-old girl. Magnetic resonance imaging clearly depicted the tumor, and histopathological study of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

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