A Case of Epithelial-myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland.

Yoo, Gyeol; Seo, Je Won; Song, Jin Kyung; Byeon, Jun Hee

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2005;32(5):653-655.
Published online September 1, 2005.

A Case of Epithelial-myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland.

Gyeol Yoo, Je Won Seo, Jin Kyung Song, Jun Hee Byeon

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jksong@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) of the salivary gland is a rare tumor that comprises approximately 1% of all salivary gland tumors. It has a distinctive histological appearance comprising ductal structures with an inner epithelial cell component and an outer layer of myoepithelial cells. We report a case of EMC of the parotid gland in a 41- year-old man. He presented left-sided subauricular swelling developed 3-month earlier. Neck CT scans revealed a well-defined mass in the left superficial parotid gland. He underwent superficial parotidectomy and was diagnosed as EMC. He was taken postoperative radiotherapy. There was no evidence of recurrence during a follow-up period of 12 months.

Keywords: Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma(EMC); Parotid gland