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Floor of mouth mucoepidermoid carcinoma

MedGen UID:
124718
•Concept ID:
C0280310
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Floor of Mouth Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma; floor of mouth mucoepidermoid carcinoma; mouth floor mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Floor of Mouth; mucoepidermoid carcinoma of floor of mouth; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Floor of Mouth; mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the floor of mouth
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006213

Definition

A mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity that arises from the floor of the mouth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFloor of mouth mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The treatment of sublingual gland tumours.
Sun G, Yang X, Tang E, Wen J, Lu M, Hu Q
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2010 Sep;39(9):863-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.04.051. PMID: 20605409
Management of malignant sublingual salivary gland tumors.
Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Pellitteri PK, Bradley PJ, Ferlito A
Oral Oncol 2004 Jan;40(1):2-5. doi: 10.1016/s1368-8375(03)00104-0. PMID: 14662408
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of intraoral salivary glands. Evaluation and application of grading criteria in 143 cases.
Auclair PL, Goode RK, Ellis GL
Cancer 1992 Apr 15;69(8):2021-30. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920415)69:8<2021::aid-cncr2820690803>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 1544111

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Managing malignant sublingual gland tumors: a single institution experience with 23 patients.
Zhang SL, Wu ZY, Fan RX, Jia J, Yu ZL
BMC Cancer 2024 Sep 11;24(1):1135. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12899-y. PMID: 39261773Free PMC Article
Tumours of the salivary glands in northeastern China: a retrospective study of 2508 patients.
Wang XD, Meng LJ, Hou TT, Huang SH
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015 Feb;53(2):132-7. Epub 2014 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.10.008. PMID: 25457627
Nasolabial flap reconstruction of floor of mouth.
Ikeda C, Katakura A, Yamamoto N, Kamiyama I, Shibahara T, Onoda N, Tamura H
Bull Tokyo Dent Coll 2007 Nov;48(4):187-92. doi: 10.2209/tdcpublication.48.187. PMID: 18360105
Intra-oral carcinomas in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria.
Otoh EC, Johnson NW, Olasoji HO, Danfillo IS, Adeleke OA
Oral Dis 2005 Nov;11(6):379-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01134.x. PMID: 16269030
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of intraoral salivary glands. Evaluation and application of grading criteria in 143 cases.
Auclair PL, Goode RK, Ellis GL
Cancer 1992 Apr 15;69(8):2021-30. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920415)69:8<2021::aid-cncr2820690803>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 1544111

Diagnosis

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: Analysis of 76 cytologic cases and correlation with histologic grade.
Wakely PE Jr
Cancer Cytopathol 2022 Oct;130(10):783-799. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1002/cncy.22600. PMID: 35640091
Oral cancer: A multicenter study.
Dhanuthai K, Rojanawatsirivej S, Thosaporn W, Kintarak S, Subarnbhesaj A, Darling M, Kryshtalskyj E, Chiang CP, Shin HI, Choi SY, Lee SS, Aminishakib P
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2018 Jan 1;23(1):e23-e29. doi: 10.4317/medoral.21999. PMID: 29274153Free PMC Article
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the posterior-lateral border of tongue: a rare presentation.
Mathew L, Janardhanan M, Suresh R, Savithri V
BMJ Case Rep 2017 Oct 24;2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221521. PMID: 29066652Free PMC Article
Management of malignant sublingual salivary gland tumors.
Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Pellitteri PK, Bradley PJ, Ferlito A
Oral Oncol 2004 Jan;40(1):2-5. doi: 10.1016/s1368-8375(03)00104-0. PMID: 14662408
Malignant tumors of the oral cavity and oropharynx: clinical, pathologic, and radiologic evaluation.
Weber AL, Romo L, Hashmi S
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2003 Aug;13(3):443-64. doi: 10.1016/s1052-5149(03)00037-6. PMID: 14631684

Therapy

Autonomization of free flaps in the oral cavity: A prospective clinical study.
Mücke T, Wolff KD, Rau A, Kehl V, Mitchell DA, Steiner T
Microsurgery 2012 Mar;32(3):201-6. Epub 2012 Jan 20 doi: 10.1002/micr.20984. PMID: 22262645

Prognosis

Oral cancer: A multicenter study.
Dhanuthai K, Rojanawatsirivej S, Thosaporn W, Kintarak S, Subarnbhesaj A, Darling M, Kryshtalskyj E, Chiang CP, Shin HI, Choi SY, Lee SS, Aminishakib P
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2018 Jan 1;23(1):e23-e29. doi: 10.4317/medoral.21999. PMID: 29274153Free PMC Article
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the base of tongue.
Mesolella M, Iengo M, Testa D, DI Lullo AM, Salzano G, Salzano FA
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2015 Feb;35(1):58-61. PMID: 26015654Free PMC Article
Intra-oral carcinomas in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria.
Otoh EC, Johnson NW, Olasoji HO, Danfillo IS, Adeleke OA
Oral Dis 2005 Nov;11(6):379-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01134.x. PMID: 16269030
Management of malignant sublingual salivary gland tumors.
Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Pellitteri PK, Bradley PJ, Ferlito A
Oral Oncol 2004 Jan;40(1):2-5. doi: 10.1016/s1368-8375(03)00104-0. PMID: 14662408
Malignant tumors of the oral cavity and oropharynx: clinical, pathologic, and radiologic evaluation.
Weber AL, Romo L, Hashmi S
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2003 Aug;13(3):443-64. doi: 10.1016/s1052-5149(03)00037-6. PMID: 14631684

Clinical prediction guides

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of intraoral salivary glands. Evaluation and application of grading criteria in 143 cases.
Auclair PL, Goode RK, Ellis GL
Cancer 1992 Apr 15;69(8):2021-30. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920415)69:8<2021::aid-cncr2820690803>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 1544111

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