Journals / Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences / 2026 / Volume: 6 Issue: 1

A Huge Lesion in the Maxillary Posterior Region Diagnosed High Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Glands: A Case Report

Güldane Mağat(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ, KLİNİK BİLİMLER BÖLÜMÜ, AĞIZ, DİŞ VE ÇENE RADYOLOJİSİ ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-4418-174X
Sevgi Özcan(NIGDE OMER HALISDEMIR UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-2349-9292
Fatma Yüce(NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-9328-4895
Mine Çetin(NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-5151-7662
Mehmet Esad Güven(NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-9075-9931
Fakih Cihat Eravcı(NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-9092-7923
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2022-01-27
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The purpose of this case is to present a 19-years-old female with high-grade MEC of minor salivary glands at the palate.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant tumor of the minor and major salivary glands.
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Key Findings & Data:These tumors occur commonly in the major salivary glands, especially the parotid, and they are the most frequently located in the palate intraorally.
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Conclusion & Impact:The purpose of this case is to present a 19-years-old female with high-grade MEC of minor salivary glands at the palate.
🔬Design:Case Report
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:mucoepidermoid · carcinoma · cone-beam computed tomography

Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant tumor of the minor and major salivary glands. These tumors occur commonly in the major salivary glands, especially the parotid, and they are the most frequently located in the palate intraorally. The similarity between MEC and other odontogenic cysts in the mouth is a critical situation that needs attention in clinical examination. Early diagnosis is very important in the diagnosis of asymptomatic growth, reaching very large sizes easily, its recurrence potential, and malignant character. The treatment and prosthetic rehabilitation of MEC are specified according to histopathological grade, location, and invasion pattern of the tumors. The purpose of this case is to present a 19-years-old female with high-grade MEC of minor salivary glands at the palate.

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Mukoepidermoid karsinom (MEK), minör ve majör tükürük bezlerinin en sık görülen malign tümörüdür. Bu tümörler sıklıkla majör tükürük bezlerinde, özellikle parotis bezinde görülür ve en sık ağız içinde damakta yerleşim gösterirler. Ağızdaki MEK ile diğer odontojenik kistlerin benzerliği klinik muayenede dikkat edilmesi gereken kritik bir durumdur. Asemptomatik büyüme, çok büyük boyutlara kolayca ulaşması, nüks potansiyeli ve malign karakterin tanısında erken teşhis çok önemlidir. MEK'nin tedavisi ve protetik rehabilitasyonu, tümörlerin histopatolojik derecesi, yeri ve invazyon paternine göre belirlenir. Bu vakanın amacı, damakta yüksek dereceli minör tükürük bezi MEK'si olan 19 yaşında bir kadın hastayı sunmaktır.

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Mağat, G., Özcan, S., Yüce, F., Çetin, M., Güven, M. E., Eravcı, F. C., Orhan, K. (2022). A Huge Lesion in the Maxillary Posterior Region Diagnosed High Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Glands: A Case Report. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences, Volume: 6 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1017162

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