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Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol
; 50(5): 968-76, 2006 Oct.
Article
in Portuguese
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17160225
ABSTRACT
The mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a neoplasia that usually occurs at salivary glands, breast, pancreas and gastrointestinal tract. The primary occurrence on thyroid gland is rare and only 33 cases were previously published. Although the majority of cases of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid (MECT) show a benign evolution, this paper describes a patient with an aggressive tumor. A literature review over clinical, histopathological, immunohistochemical features and histogenetic origin was discussed.