Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid
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...
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| author | Salvatore Martellucci Giulio Pagliuca Marco de Vincentiis Chiara Rosato Ettore Scaini Camilla Gallipoli Andrea Gallo |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b516d6380ba64ef3839afa99639d49bd2025-02-03T01:11:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/925630925630Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic ThyroidSalvatore Martellucci0Giulio Pagliuca1Marco de Vincentiis2Chiara Rosato3Ettore Scaini4Camilla Gallipoli5Andrea Gallo6ENT Section, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00192 Rome, ItalyENT Section, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00192 Rome, ItalyENT Section, Department of Sense Organs, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00192 Rome, ItalyENT Section, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00192 Rome, ItalyENT Section, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00192 Rome, ItalyENT Section, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00192 Rome, ItalyENT Section, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00192 Rome, ItalyA 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/925630 |
| spellingShingle | Salvatore Martellucci Giulio Pagliuca Marco de Vincentiis Chiara Rosato Ettore Scaini Camilla Gallipoli Andrea Gallo Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid |
| title_full | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid |
| title_fullStr | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid |
| title_short | Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid |
| title_sort | mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue base mimicking an ectopic thyroid |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/925630 |
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