NUMERO: #20231229

Título: Low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC): report of a case

Nome do Apresentador: Luara do Nascimento do AMARAL

Categoria do Trabalho: Painel de caso clínico (PCC)

Área Temática: Estomatologia

Resumo: Most studies demonstrate that MEC is the most common malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands, especially of the minor salivary glands. A 58-year-old female was referred for dental services due to discomfort on the left jugal mucosa after an aspirative puncture performed by another professional without a final diagnosis. Clinical presentation disclosed a firm nodule, approximately 0.5 cm in its larger diameter, resembling a fibrotic area from the prior intervention. An excisional biopsy was performed based on the initial clinical diagnosis. Microscopic evaluation disclosed a mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) with focal compromised surgical boundaries. The patient was referred for further complementary treatment in an oncologic center. This case reinforces the importance of final and definitive diagnostic procedures in each lesion presented in the oral mucosa, careful clinical evaluation, adequate biopsy procedures, and microscopic evaluation of any material removed, even in apparently clinically innocuous lesions.

Autor 1:  Luara do Nascimento do AMARAL

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Autor 2:   Tatiana Wannmacher LEPPER

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Autor 3 :  Pedro Bandeira ALEIXO

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Autor 4:  Igor Cavalcante GUEDES

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Autor 5:  Pantelis Varvaki RADOS

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