Preferred Label : carcinoma, mucoepidermoid;
MeSH definition : A tumor of both low- and high-grade malignancy. The low-grade grow slowly, appear
in any age group, and are readily cured by excision. The high-grade behave aggressively,
widely infiltrate the salivary gland and produce lymph node and distant metastases.
Mucoepidermoid carcinomas account for about 21% of the malignant tumors of the parotid
gland and 10% of the sublingual gland. They are the most common malignant tumor of
the parotid. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d
ed, p575; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1240);
MeSH synonym : mucoepidermoid carcinomas; carcinomas, mucoepidermoid; mucoepidermoid carcinoma;
MeSH annotation : /blood supply /chem /second /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with organ/neopl
term (IM); coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoma, mucoepidermoid;
Origin ID : D018277;
UMLS CUI : C0206694;
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A tumor of both low- and high-grade malignancy. The low-grade grow slowly, appear
in any age group, and are readily cured by excision. The high-grade behave aggressively,
widely infiltrate the salivary gland and produce lymph node and distant metastases.
Mucoepidermoid carcinomas account for about 21% of the malignant tumors of the parotid
gland and 10% of the sublingual gland. They are the most common malignant tumor of
the parotid. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d
ed, p575; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1240)
