## Abstract ## Background. Salivary gland tumors represent 1% of head and neck tumors, with only 5% of these occurring in patients younger than 20 years. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is one of the most frequent salivary gland cancers among adults and children. ## Methods. This survey was condu
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid as a second malignant neoplasm in children
β Scribed by Timothy S. Loy; Richard McLaughlin; Lorrie F. Odom; Louis P. Dehner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 552 KB
- Volume
- 64
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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