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Primary Mucoepidermoid Tumor of the Middle Ear and Mastoid

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Publisher Springer
Date 2012 Nov 3
PMID 23119982
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Abstract

Mucoepidermoid tumors are salivary gland neoplasms located mainly in the parotid gland. We present an unusual case of such a tumor arising from the middle ear and mastoid cavity successfully treated by surgery and post-operative radiotherapy.

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