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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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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 |