Unusually delayed recurrence of a low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the maxillary sinus

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a malignant epithelial neoplasm composed of both mucus secreting cells and epidermoid-type cells. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from mucous glands of maxillary sinus is extremely rare and accounts for 13% of all malignancies occurring in maxillary sinus. While th...

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Main Authors: Nitish Virmani, Jyoti P Dabholkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2014;volume=2;issue=1;spage=137;epage=144;aulast=Virmani;type=0