Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Soft Palate in a Child

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2008;24(2):207-210.
Published online November 30, 2008.

Hoon Jung;Young Gyu Eun;Kee Hwan Kwon

소아에서 발생한 연구개 점액표피양 종양 1례

정 훈;은영규;권기환

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review our experience with mucoepidermoid carcinoma(MEC), a rare tumour in minor salivary glands, in a paediatric patients. 15-year-old boy was noted to have a irregular round mass appearing atthe soft palate just to the right of the mid-line. A computed tomographic(CT) scan showed a palatal mass limited to soft palate with no bony erosion . The lesion was curetted and debulked. Pathology was reported as an intermediate-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and the patient was consider-ed to radiation therapy institution for further treatment. To date, patients remain free of disease. Wide local excision is the treatment of choice for low to intermediate grade MEC of the minor salivary glands in pae-diatric patients.

Key Words: Child, Palate, Mucopidermoid carcinoma