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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of an adolescent epiglottis

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Laryngeal mucoepidermoid carcinoma is rare and extremely rare in adolescents. We present the case of a 17-year-old girl. Magnetic resonance imaging clearly depicted the tumor, and histopathological study of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan

    Hiroko Tanaka & Atsushi Kohno

  2. Division of Head Neck, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan

    Kazuyoshi Kawabata

  3. Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute of Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan

    Yukiko Sato

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Tanaka, H., Kohno, A., Kawabata, K. et al. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of an adolescent epiglottis. Jpn J Radiol 28, 692–694 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-010-0475-4

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