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Pediatric mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the minor salivary glands
C P Winslow1, S Batuello, K C Chan
1Department of Otolaryngoloy-HNS, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal
|June 6, 1998
Abstract:
Carcinoma of the minor salivary glands is an uncommon lesion in children. However, due to the greater proportion of malignancies in salivary gland masses of children as compared to adults, a high degree of suspicion is warranted. Questionable lesions should be biopsied, and a diagnosis aggressively pursued. Wide local excision is the treatment of choice for mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the minor salivary glands, and radiation therapy should be considered in select cases.