Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue base mimicking an ectopic thyroid.
Case Rep Otolaryngol
; 2013: 925630, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
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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Case Rep Otolaryngol
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2013
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Italia