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Huge Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Parotid - a Rare Presentation

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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the commonest primary malignant salivary gland tumor in both children and adults and constitutes around 2.8–16% of all salivary gland tumors. There is a wide age range of 3 to 95 years with a mean age of 47 years. We reported a case of 85 years old female patient, who presented to the department of Surgical Oncology, Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Trichy, with history of right parotid swelling for past 25 years, who had undergone Superficial parotidectomy 10 years back, followed by recurrence of tumor with huge increase in size, around 20 cm in greatest dimension. Right Completion Radical Parotidectomy with Modified Radical neck dissection type 1 with Cervical Rotation Flap cover was done and histopathological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed as high grade Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Following surgery, the patient’s outcome is better, uneventful with periodic regular follow-up.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Trichy, India

    Balamanikandaraja P. &  Sarada

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Trichy, India

    Jayakumar P.

  3. Department of General surgery, Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Trichy, India

    Rajagopal

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P., B., P., J., Rajagopal et al. Huge Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Parotid - a Rare Presentation. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75, 2267–2272 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-03566-y

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