Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2009 Apr;52(4):382-385. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.4.382.

A Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in Nasopharynx

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. kytae@hanyang.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of nasopharynx, a kind of primary adenocarcinoma of the the nasopharynx, is very rare and about 21 cases of mucoepidermoid carcinoma occurring in the nasopharynx were reported to date in the English literature. We recently experienced a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasopharynx in a 31-year-old woman, who presented with nasopharyngeal mass and left lateral neck mass. We present this case with a review of the literature.

Keyword

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Nasopharynx cancer

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Adult
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid
Female
Humans
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
Nasopharynx
Neck
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