Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Sinonasal epithelial-Myoepithelial carcinoma-A rare entity

  • Clinical Report
  • Published:
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare salivary gland tumor. It comprises less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. It generally arises from the parotid gland. Unusual sites of occurrence include sinonasal tract, lung, trachea, lacrimal gland and breast. Histopathologically epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma comprises a dual population of ductal and myoepithelial cells. We report an extremely rare case of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma occurring in the sinonasal tract of young man.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. National Cancer Institute, US National institute of health, www.cancer.gov, Salivary Gland Cancer (PDQ), last modified on 12/20/2005.

  2. Brocheriou C, Auriol M, et al. Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the saliary glands. Study of 15 cases and review of literature. Ann Pathol, 1991, 11(5–6):316–25

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Jin XL, Ding CN, Chu Q. Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma arising in the nasal cavity: a case report and review of literature. Pathology, 1999 May, 31(2): 148–51

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Harada H, Kashiwagi SI, Fujiura H, et al. Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma: a report of case arising in the nasal cavity. J Laryngol. Otol 1996 April; 110(4): 397–400

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Ryska A, Kerekas Z, et al. Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the bronchus. Pathol Res Pract, 1998, 194(6): 431–38

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Ellis GL, Auclair PL. Malignant epithelial tumors in: tumors of the salivary gland, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington DC, Atlas of tumor; 3rd Edition, 1996: 15–373

    Google Scholar 

  7. Batsakis JG, el-Nagger AK, Luna ML. Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the salivary glands. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 1992; 101(6): 540–42

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Simpson RH, Clarke TJ, Sarsfield PT, Gluckman PG. Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of salivary glands. J Clin Pathol. 1991 May; 44(5): 419–23

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Fonseca I, Soares J. Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of salivary glands. A study of 22 cases. Virschnows Arch A Pathol Anat Histopathol. 1993; 422(5): 389–96.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Dept of Oncology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Nesbit Road, Mazagaon, Mumbai, 400 010, India

    Sultan A. Pradhan, Rajan Khannan & Biswajyoti Hazarika

  2. Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Nesbit Road, Mazagaon, Mumbai, 400 010, India

    Sultan A. Pradhan, Rajan Khannan & Biswajyoti Hazarika

  3. Dept. of Pathology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Nesbit Road, Mazagaon, Mumbai, 400 010, India

    Meena Desai

Authors
  1. Sultan A. Pradhan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Rajan Khannan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Biswajyoti Hazarika
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Meena Desai
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Biswajyoti Hazarika.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Pradhan, S.A., Khannan, R., Hazarika, B. et al. Sinonasal epithelial-Myoepithelial carcinoma-A rare entity. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck S 59, 168–170 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-007-0050-1

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-007-0050-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation