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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid
Joint Authors
Pagliuca, Giulio
Martellucci, Salvatore
Rosato, Chiara
Scaini, Ettore
de Vincentiis, Marco
Gallo, Andrea
Gallipoli, Camilla
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 69-year-old woman with mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the tongue base came under our observation complaining of repeated episodes of haemoptysis.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue base gives rise to a rather vague and aspecific symptomatology.
Early symptoms include foreign body sensation in the oral cavity, undefined paraesthesia, and sialorrhoea.
With the progression of disease, dysphagia, otalgia, and painful swallowing are usually referred.
We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue base mimicking an ectopic thyroid.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Martellucci, Salvatore& Pagliuca, Giulio& de Vincentiis, Marco& Rosato, Chiara& Scaini, Ettore& Gallipoli, Camilla…[et al.]. 2013. Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Martellucci, Salvatore…[et al.]. Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Martellucci, Salvatore& Pagliuca, Giulio& de Vincentiis, Marco& Rosato, Chiara& Scaini, Ettore& Gallipoli, Camilla…[et al.]. Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508604
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508604