Thyroid cancers (CA) account for about 0.4% of
all CA deaths. It is thus very important to be able to determine the type of CA
in view of the differing prognosis and possibility of the CA being a secondary
from other glands like the Salivary gland.
Mucoepidermoid CA is an extremely rare form of
Thyroid CA and not much is known about its origin,
disease course and treatment. While some think it originates from the
Salivary gland, others believe it comes from Ultimobrachial body cell nests.
It seems to be slow growing but it also has
some metastatic properties. Generally, total thyroidectomy has been suggested
as treatment due to lack of adequate information about the disease. The authors
want to present a rare finding of Mucoepidermoid CA in a Thyroid lump.
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