A Poor Prognostic Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Thyroid: A Case Report

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the thyroid is very rare and low-grade indolent neoplasm. In past reports of the thyroid MEC, only seven cases were described as poor prognosis. A 91-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing mass of the left upper neck. She was followed thyroid papillary carc...

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Main Authors: Koji Shindo, Shinichi Aishima, Masayuki Okido, Akira Ohshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/862545