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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the commonest malignant salivary gland tumor affecting the parotid gland in adults and children. In children and adolescents, there is a peak incidence in the second decade. We came across a 6-year-old girl with intermediate-grade MEC parotid gland, which is very unusual below 10 years of age. A global literature search revealed only 3 other similar cases in children below 10 years of age. She presented with a 2-year history of left parotid gradually increasing hard swelling involving the overlying skin and underlying sternocleidomastoid muscle which was confirmed on a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) scan of the face and neck as well as a core biopsy to be a MEC left parotid. The patient underwent a left radical parotidectomy sacrificing the main trunk of the facial nerve while carefully preserving its distal branches along with a left selective neck dissection (SND) followed by facial reanimation using primary neurorrhaphy. Histopathology confirmed an intermediate-grade MEC pT4aN2bMx with close deep lobe margin warranting adjuvant radiotherapy. Albeit very rare, salivary gland neoplasms may occur in children in the first decade of lif

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Author

Vidita Powle; Taskeen Mannan Sikora; Amit Mulay; Nutan Jumle; Snita Sinukumar

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)