Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the oral tongue: malignant transformation from a mucinous cystadenoma?

gnorimies20.15 shared this article with you from Inoreader Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the oral tongue: malignant transformation from a mucinous cystadenoma? Via Head and Neck Related Articles Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the oral tongue: malignant transformation from a mucinous cystadenoma? BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Oct 30;13(10): Authors: Dutra S, Rito M, Vilares M, Borges A Abstract Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands is an extremely rare entity that has only recently been described, with a few published cases in the English literature. A 42-year-old woman with a history of a surgically excised mucinous cystadenoma of the oral tongue, presented with a painful swelling in the oral tongue slowly growing for 1 month. On clinical examination, there was a firm, relatively well-circumscribed mass in the left posterior border of the mobile tongue. Subsequent MRI scan revealed a heterogeneous lesion composed of multiple cysts separated by contrast enhancing septa, in the posterior two-thirds of the left tongue. Imaging findings were similar to those of the previously resected mass, suggesting local relapse of the primary lesion. A complete surgical excision was performed and the histopathological examination revealed typical features of a low-grade mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands. PMID: 33127690 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.