Sinonasal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: a Case Report and Literature Review

We report on a patient who presented at our clinic with a growth of the right palate of twenty years duration. A biopsy of the area was performed and the lesion was diagnosed as low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC). Due to the size of the tumor, it was decided to begin treatment with radiotherap...

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Autores principales:	Sepúlveda,Ilson, Spencer,Loreto, Platin,Enrique
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina 2011
Materias:	mucoepidermoid carcinoma Computed tomography Magnetic resonance imaging tumor sinonasal
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spellingShingle	mucoepidermoid carcinoma Computed tomography Magnetic resonance imaging tumor sinonasal Sepúlveda,Ilson Spencer,Loreto Platin,Enrique Sinonasal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: a Case Report and Literature Review
description	We report on a patient who presented at our clinic with a growth of the right palate of twenty years duration. A biopsy of the area was performed and the lesion was diagnosed as low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC). Due to the size of the tumor, it was decided to begin treatment with radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy. Once the initial treatment was completed, the lesion was reevaluated and surgery followed by reconstruction was recommended. The Patient rejected the recommended treatment and opted to enrolled in a pain management, palliative care program.
author	Sepúlveda,Ilson Spencer,Loreto Platin,Enrique
author_facet	Sepúlveda,Ilson Spencer,Loreto Platin,Enrique
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title	Sinonasal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: a Case Report and Literature Review
title_short	Sinonasal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: a Case Report and Literature Review
title_full	Sinonasal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: a Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr	Sinonasal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: a Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed	Sinonasal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: a Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort	sinonasal mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a case report and literature review
publisher	Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina
publishDate	2011
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Sinonasal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: a Case Report and Literature Review

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